
据2008年11月7日澳洲新闻联社报道,联邦政府决定出手挽救濒临破产的ABC幼儿学习中心。政府将出资$2200万澳元来帮助这个全澳最大的幼儿园连锁中心维持营运至今年年底。
该连锁幼儿中心看护大约120,000名澳洲儿童,雇员超过16,000人。
2008/9年度按使用165 千公升的典型家庭计算,每年水费为$492,到2012/13年,将上涨到$920元。
Real estate agents in Sydney and Melbourne are reporting that thousands of executives caught short on margin calls are dumping real estate for any price they can get, with many properties being snapped up by cashed-up Asian investors taking advantage of the weak Australian dollar.