All posts tagged "Building"

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  Fall in overseas migration begins to stabilise

  “The fall in overseas migration that we have seen for the past 18 months has eased in the most recent quarter,” stated...

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  Price of land rises as demand falls

  “The price of land for new residential building has continued to rise despite a fall in demand,” said HIA Chief Economist Tim...

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  Industry backs women in building

  “Today’s (March 8 2019) commitment by the Hon Kelly O’Dwyer, Minister for Jobs and Industrial Relations and Minister for Women to provide...

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  Major parties must recommit to growth

  Both major parties need to re-commit to policy agendas for economic growth following the worse than expected performance by the Australian economy...

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  Boost in approvals in January 2019

  “The number of approvals for new home building started 2019 on a positive note with an increase of 2.5% during January (2019)...

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  Modest easing in construction downturn

  The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) increased by 0.7 points to 43.8 in February 2019,...

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  Housing downturn bites into GDP

  “The decline in expenditure on residential building became a stronger headwind for economic growth in the final quarter of 2018,” said Geordan...

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  $50 million NAIF investment to see Townsville Airport soar into the future

  More than 200 local jobs, extra flights and greater tourism activity are expected to flow from a $50 million investment in Townsville...

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  Building approvals rise, but cooling trend continues

  “Building approvals rose in January (2019) offsetting some of the significant drop experienced in December 2018 as the impact of the credit...

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  Builders welcome focus on improving industry commercial conduct

  Labor’s “Tradie Pay Guarantee” policy announced is a positive step in highlighting the important contribution building and construction makes to the community...