Archive for September, 2008

Australians are loath to surrender their big cars despite near record high petrol prices and the risk of climate change. Two-thirds of Aussies say say the continual increase in fuel prices won’t make them consider buying a smaller car

Australia gained 14,600 jobs in August, evenly split between full-time and part-time jobs. The mining states of Queensland and Western Australia gained over 10,000 jobs each, while New South Wales lost 16,200 jobs.