NAB’s June Monthly Business Survey shows signs of stabilisation across the Australian business sector, with business conditions rising 8 points to +9 and confidence lifting three points to +5.
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Monthly Archives: July 2025
Queensland wins migration game as Blues head north
As State of Origin rivalry builds ahead of the July 9 decider, Queenslanders are celebrating another kind of win – interstate migration.
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The market reacts to the RBA’s surprise rate pause
In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) held the official cash rate (OCR) steady at 3.85% during Tuesday’s policy meeting – catching markets off guard.
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No end in sight for Marda Loop construction
The city’s revamp of Marda Loop’s business district is on track to be completed by the fall, but with several private development projects underway and more awaiting approval, there’s no end to the construction in sight for the area’s businesses and residents.
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‘Traumatized’: Management did not handle dead tenant properly, say Boardwalk residents
Residents of a Boardwalk property in southeast Calgary say management did not carry out sufficient measures and communicate adequately with tenants after a weeks-long stench in a hallway was discovered to come from a dead tenant in their apartment.
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Calgary rental market cools slightly amid rising supply, job growth
The rental market in Calgary is cooling slightly this year, with more units available and advertised rents falling, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s mid-year update.
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Alberta municipalities tops in per capita spending, according to study
Inflation-adjusted local governments’ expenditures increased by about 90 per cent from 2009 to 2023 with Alberta municipalities’ per capita spending tops among the provinces, states a think tank study.
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Red Deer affordable, but among communities with fastest rising rents
Red Deer had the sixth most affordable rent among small and mid-sized Canadian cities in June.
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This city led the way with the largest decrease in average asking rents
Canada’s housing agency says advertised rents in some major cities are easing due to factors such as increased supply and slower immigration, but renters are still not feeling relief.
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Opinion: Rail proposals to airport and Banff are in national interest
Recent announcements by the province and the federal government bring us closer than ever to making passenger rail service from Calgary International Airport to downtown and onward to Banff a reality. These are no longer long-term dreams; they are shovel-ready projects that meet criteria for designation as national interest projects under Canada’s newly passed Building Canada Act.
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