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Iron Maiden to tour Australia

27 September 2015 In: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, New Zealand, Entertainment, General

Rock group Iron Maiden will tour Australia and New Zealand in 2016 as part of their ‘Book of Souls’ world tour. The British heavy metal band will play two shows in New Zealand – April 29 in Christchurch at the Horncastle Arena and the Vector Arena in Auckland on May 1 – before heading for the mainland for concerts in Australia. The band and its’ road crew will arrive down under on ‘Ed Force One’,…

Simply Red to tour Australia

26 September 2015 In: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, New Zealand, Entertainment, General

Simply Red will play a series of concerts in Australia and New Zealand in February 2016. The British band, led by flame-haired singer Mick Hucknall, shot to fame in the late 1980’s with a string of worldwide hits such as ‘Money’s Too Tight To Mention’ and ‘Holding Back the Years’. Hucknall quit the music business in the mid-1990s to raise a family after gaining a reputation as ‘pop’s most eligible bachelor’. Now, 30 years since…

Australia air flights up and down

26 September 2015 In: Travel, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Queensland, General

There has been a rise in international flights to Australia but a fall in the number of people using domestic flights. Domestic air traffic in Australia has fallen by 1% over the past year while an increase in the number of international visitors using Australian airports has increased. In 2014, almost 60 million passengers were carried on Australian domestic routes, a fall of 0.9% compared to 2013 but the number of flights (689,162) fell by…

$50bn boost for Australia cities

23 September 2015 In: Jobs, Migration, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Darwin, Adelaide, Brisbane, Economy, General

Major cities across Australia such as Perth, Sydney and Melbourne, are to benefit from $50bn in new infrastructure projects. The money has been set aside by the government to fund a wide range of projects including new road and rail links, hospitals and community facilities to keep pace with the rapidly expanding population of Australia’s capital cities. Darrell Todd of thinkingaustralia says: “This is great news for potential migrants as thousands of skilled workers will…

Australia land prices rise 6%

23 September 2015 In: Migration, Property, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane, Tasmania, General

The price of vacant land for residential development in Australia has risen by an average of 6% over the past 12 months. But while some cities such as Sydney have seen land prices rise by over 16%, Brisbane has seen an almost 3% fall in prices. The cost of land traditionally makes up around one third of the price of a newly-built house which goes a long way to explaining the recent big rise in…

30,000 at Sydney Running Festival

22 September 2015 In: Sydney, Sport, Health, General

More than 30,000 athletes and local residents took part in the annual Sydney Running Festival in Australia this year. The massive road-race saw competitors run from Milsons Point to the Sydney Opera House with runners from around the world, including Kenya, the US and China as well as celebrities, families and corporate entrants taking part, many to raise money for charity. Japanese runner Hisanori Kitajima won the marathon with a time of 2 hours, 12…

Fleetwood Mac to tour Australia

21 September 2015 In: Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Brisbane, New Zealand, Entertainment, General

Fleetwood Mac are to tour Australia during October and November. The enduring rock ‘n roll survivors will bring their ‘On With The Show’ World Tour to major cities across the country, their first series of concert dates in Australia and New Zealand since 2009’s sold-out Unleashed Tour. The band has put drug addiction, musical bust-ups and relationship breakdowns behind them and will be performing as a five-piece for the first time since 1998. All five…

Etihad flights to Melbourne

21 September 2015 In: Travel, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, General

Etihad Airways operates daily services from UK and offers economy flights to Melbourne from London for £740 (£713 from Edinburgh & Manchester). All three of Etihad’s daily flights from London are now operated by their flagship A380. Etihad also offers convenient double daily flights to Melbourne via its hub Abu Dhabi. Additional Australian gateways include Sydney, Brisbane and Perth, and an extensive partnership with Virgin Australia means that Etihad’s guests can travel onwards within Australia to…

‘Green’ jobs grow in Australia

17 September 2015 In: Jobs, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Australian Capital Territory, Technology, General

Opportunities for workers in the renewable energy industry in Australia are growing fast as major cities seek to go carbon-neutral. Melbourne aims to be carbon-free by 2020, Sydney has a target of reducing its emissions by 70% by 2030 and Adelaide has announced major plans to reduce and eliminate its’ reliance on carbon-based energy that will create thousands of new jobs over the next decade and more. In Adelaide, the South Australian Government says that…

Australia house prices fall

16 September 2015 In: Property, Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Canberra, Darwin, Adelaide, Brisbane, General

The price of homes in 50% of Australia capital cities has fallen over the past three months. Darwin recorded the biggest fall in values with prices dropping by 3.2% over the past quarter. Prices in Perth were down by 1.5%, Canberra is 0.8% lower and Adelaide prices are slightly lower, at 0.1%. The average price of a house in Adelaide is now $425,000 while average cost of a Unit (apartment) is $342,000. While prices in…

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