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Paydirt: Exports top $40 billion: Australia
A record $13.3 billion merchandise trade surplus was reported in June 2021, according to preliminary trade data released today by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS).
Head of International Statistics at the ABS Andrew Tomadini said: “June 2021 recorded a monthly export value above $40 billion. Exports increased 8 per cent to $41.3 billion, with significant increases in metalliferous ores, coal, non-monetary gold, and gas”.
Exports of metalliferous ores reached a record $20.5 billion, making up almost half of Australia’s total export in June. Driving the increase was iron ore, with a record export value of $17.6 billion, and copper ore which recorded $847 million in export value this month.
An Aboriginal Senate candidate has slammed Australians who falsely claim to be Indigenous, pointing out this deprives needy people in remote areas of help.
Alice Springs Deputy Mayor Jacinta Price has spoken out against the rising trend of white people lying about being Indigenous on government forms, as identifying as Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander becomes more politically fashionable. It just shows a level of ignorance. It s not doing marginalised Indigenous people a favour whatsoever, she told Sky News host Rita Panahi. This is all very self-driven. There s a lot of people in this country who feel bad for being white and this is another issue that needs to be addressed.
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Fashion retail among hardest hit sectors in June
By Imogen Bailey | 22 July 2021
Clothing, footwear and personal accessory retailing was among the hardest hit retail sectors in June, new preliminary figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicates.
All sectors except for food retailing fell in June, with cafes, restaurants and takeaway food services joining fashion among the hardest hit.
Australian retail turnover fell 1.8% in June, driven by COVID lockdowns and restrictions, ABS director of quarterly economy wide surveys Ben James said. June’s fall in turnover was due to the impact of coronavirus restrictions across multiple states. Victoria saw restrictions from the start of the month, which were gradually eased from the 11th of June.
“We can go only essential shopping. My husband went to the shops yesterday to get toilet paper, fresh meat. There was no fresh meat and milk. Not even UHT milk is available. We don’t even like that but, yeah, it’s milk, Bowley said. Adelaide has the harshest lock down restrictions in Australia. Government orders demand people not travel more than 2.5 kilometres from their homes. High unemployment Bowley says the isolation has really begun to take its toll. As homelessness rose, the family was unable to get a rental property and was forced to find accommodation out of the city of Adelaide.