
据2008年6月7日《每日电讯报》报道,上月5日,悉尼一名62岁的老人因付不起房租即将被地产中介收回租住的房屋而自杀身亡。
The strong growth in wages reflects a booming economy. Employers are having to pay employees more and more as a national skills shortage raises the price of labour keep unemployemnt low. The jobless rate stands at just 4.2 per cent.
Highest earners:
engineering manager ($2562), general manager ($2276), research and development manager ($2172), financial dealer ($1976), anaesthetist ($1957), mining engineer ($1955), surgeon ($1953), legislator ($1950), psychiatrist ($1909), internal medicine specialist ($1897).
Lowest earners:
florist ($493), pharmacy sales assistant ($518), fast food cook ($520), livestock farmer ($523), cafe worker ($523), cook ($539), waiter ($541), mixed crop and livestock farmer ($543), checkout operator, office cashier ($546), sewing machinist ($554).
In Victoria,on average, one in 63 homes is burgled each year. This equates to one burglary every 18 minutes. A review of crime statistics in metropolitan Melbourne has identified the top 40 suburbs most at risk of a burglary.The RACV Home Security review involved an analysis of residential burglary rates of all metropolitan Melbourne suburbs, as well as a closer look at the suburbs commonly perceived as being safer in which to live.
The following table lists the top 40 postcodes across Victoria most at risk of a burglary.
For example, in Parkville, one in 15 homes is burgled each year.