2008年6月13日星期五

中国“‘支付宝”登陆澳洲 叫板Paypal


2008年6月12日中新网报道,2008年6月11日,中国最大的独立第三方支付平台支付宝(中国)网络技术有限公司和澳洲领先的在线支付公司Paymate联合宣布,双方将基于澳大利亚B2C平台“海外宝”为中国用户提供正宗的澳大利亚特色产品。

澳洲人口剧增 将面临长期住房短缺


2008年6月13日《悉尼晨锋报》报道,房地产研究机构RP Data表示,澳洲正经历20年来最高的人口增长率(1.6%),去年澳洲人口新增了30万人,这是自1989年以来的最高增长幅度,澳洲将面临长期的住房短缺状况。每年的短缺住房将达3万套。澳洲人口迅速增长主要由两方面因素造成,一是移民迅速增加,此外人口生育率也在提高。

其中,西澳,北领地人口增长最快,增幅达2.4%。其次为昆士兰州,人口增幅为2.35%,去年新增人口97,000人,平均每周新增1860人。维多利亚州人口增幅为1.6%,ACT为1.33%,新州是1.06%,南澳为1.05%,塔斯马尼亚州最低为0.83%。

墨尔本EastLink电子预付收费器网上优惠销售


澳洲史上最大道路工程--墨尔本EastLink将于本月29日正式通车使用,首月全免通行费用。从7月27日星期天零点开始, EastLink将正式开始对通行车辆实施收费,每次最高收费$4.96元,一周最高近$50元,以后收费每年按照CPI上涨一次。详情请浏览EastLink中文网页

预付收费卡帐户将从6月9日起开始办理电子预付收费器。如果在7月27日Eastlink正式收费前在网上注册开户,最多可以获得$60元的优惠credit。具体操作如下:
  • Account must be opened online before EastLink tolling starts.
  • Spend $60 in EastLink tolls or fees within 120 days after EastLink tolling starts, and a $60 credit will be applied to your account.
  • If you spend less than $60 within 120 days after EastLink tolling starts you will receive a credit equal to the actual amount spent.

澳洲经济放缓失业率上升新州失业人数居首


WAITING GAME: Job seekers queue in Centrelink. The total number of jobs fell in May, the first monthly fall since October 2006.

2008年6月13日《悉尼晨锋报》报道,澳洲统计局周四公布的最新数据显示,五月份澳洲在职工作的人数开始出现下跌,这是自2006年以来的第一次,而大多数丢掉工作的人都集中在悉尼所在的新南威尔士州。上个月,新州有17,000多名员工遭到解雇或失去工作。人们普遍担心新州会受到经济衰退的冲击。

由于利率不断上升,有迹象显示澳洲经济开始放缓,许多企业商号可能会开始解雇员工,或推迟招聘新员工计划。失业率上升通常是经济开始转向的最后一个信号。

新州经济的主导产业,象金融,地产,建筑,零售等行业受利率上升的影响极大。今年,新州失业率已从4.2%上升到4.7%,是全澳除了南澳之外失业率最高的州。全国范围内,平均失业率为4.3%。男性失业率维持在4%左右,而女性失业率则达4.6%。

专家预测,澳洲就业市场状况本年度可能会继续恶化,到年底失业率可能会上升至5%,届时全国至少有9万人会失去工作。

西悉尼再次发生未成年少女被强奸案


The driveway in Woodstock Avenue, Mt Druitt, where the girl was attacked yesterday and, inset, a Comfit image of the serial rapist.

2008年6月13日《每日电讯报》报道,昨天下午2点20分左右,在悉尼西区Mount Druitt的Woodstock Avenue,一名16岁少女被嫌犯从街上拽到一家driveway上,用刀威逼强暴。
这是西悉尼近期发生的第六宗类似个案,警方成立专案组全力侦破中。
June 10: A 17-year-old girl was waiting alone at a bus stop in Walters Road, Blacktown when she was approached by a man who asked for money, before threatening her with a knife. She pulled away from the offender as a bus approached.

June 2: A 17-year-old girl was sitting at a bus shelter on Green Road, Kellyville when she was approached by a man who produced a knife and threatened her, before she fled and boarded a passing bus.

May 29: A 16-year-old girl was walking along Pye Road, Quakers Hill, when she was approached by a man and threatened with a knife. The man forced the teenager to walk along Montrose Street, heading towards Highfield Road, before diverting into the driveway of a home. The girl was sexually assaulted and then robbed before the man ran from the scene.

May 27: A 16-year-old schoolgirl was passing a bus stop on Holbeche Road, Arndell Park, at 9.40am when she was approached by a man who threatened her with a knife and demanded personal property. The girl ran away and was uninjured.

April 18: A 19-year-old woman was waiting at a bus stop on Hill Road, Castle Hill, when she was threatened by a man at knife-point and indecently assaulted.