November 2007

What the Polls Say: The Latest Snapshot

The latest Newspoll shows while the Coalition has slightly narrowed the gap on Labor, it still has ground to make up
The poll of 20 Nov in the Australian newspaper shows the Coalition closing the gap slightly on the primary vote, up 1point to 41 per cent. This is 5 points behind Labor, which has dropped [...]

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Housing Stress Continues

Housing affordability has been talked up by both major parties as a key fixture of the election campaign. It is, however, an issue that will not simply go away as quickly as the election battle.
For an increasing number of Australians rising interest rates and inflation on the back of rising fuel and grocery belts, are [...]

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Power With A Twist

Having overcrowded plug-boards around the house can be dangerous, yet there never seem to be enough outlets at times.

If you really need to utilise all the power available to you, the Eubiq System – an electrical power outlet system that allows you to add, remove and reposition power outlets with a simple twist – is [...]

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The Zero Energy Tower

Burj Al-Taqa: Middle Eastern Zero-energy Tower

The recent building boom in the Middle East has given rise to some of the world’s most extravagant and innovative buildings. The latest proposed tower to sprout up among the ever-changing skyline is the Burj Al-Taqa Energy Tower for the Middle East.

Designed by Eckhard Gerber and cutting [...]

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The Drawer Fridge

The Norcool Drawer Fridge, a sleek metallic refrigerator that is built right under your existing counter top space and consists of easy pull-out drawers, adds a whole new dimension and sophistication to your kitchen.

As with dishwasher drawers, if you are just a one or two person household and/or have a smallish kitchen, then this is [...]

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Share the Burden: Housing Affordability Made Easier

Person to person loans for home buyers
Affording property could suddenly be made much easier with Home Equity Share matching home buyers with investors.
To be precise HES brings together buyers who can afford monthly payments but not a 20% down payment, and investors who want to get into real estate but don’t want to become landlords [...]

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