All posts tagged "construction"
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569BuildingSmashing all records
“The amount of commercial building approval surged during August (2019) to record its strongest ever monthly performance,” Master Builders Chief Economist Shane...
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476BuildingPrefabricated & tilt-up safety guide
Safe Work Australia has developed a guide on the safe use of prefabricated, tilt-up and concrete elements.
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633Mining & ResourcesAnother big wind farm go-ahead boosts surge in Qld’s wind power generation
A new $350 million wind farm south-west of Gladstone, given the go-ahead by the Queensland Government and creating up to 150 construction...
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406BuildingInterest rate cuts starting to support home building
“We could be seeing the early signs of the positive impacts from recent policy stimulus with lending for both new and existing...
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298BuildingAustralian PCI®: Construction continues to decline in September 2019
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) dropped 2.0 points to 42.6 in September (2019), indicating...
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302BuildingHousing market warms up but home building still cooling
“There may have been positive developments in the broader housing market since mid-year but both the HIA New Home Sales Report and...
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377BuildingResidential pipeline restocked with new sites
New townhome sites in Altona North and Merrifield North in Melbourne, Victoria.
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390BuildingStable population growth will support building activity
“Stable population growth is a welcome development for the residential building industry as it will support the industry as it recalibrates to...
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494BuildingHousing construction slow-down impact on GDP
The September 2019 GDP figure reflects the impact of the slow-down in housing construction activity on the Australian economy.
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420BuildingAustralian PCI®: Construction decline eases in August 2019
Ai Group Head of Policy, Peter Burn, said: “Activity fell for the eleventh consecutive month across the Australian construction industry in August...
