 Australian
wins UNESCO Award for WA church
Two
Australian heritage projects have received prestigious
UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Awards, with a remote
rural church in Western Australia picking up one
of only four top honours.
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New Coalition Contractors' Policy On
Target
Protecting
and supporting independent contractors by the passage
of an Independent Contractors Act will enhance the
efficiency of the building and construction industry,
according to Master Builders Australia, the peak
building and construction industry association.
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Architecture Week celebrates Australia's
Built Environment
Exactly
what sort of houses will Australians be living and
playing in in the future? And why and how do houses
in Tasmania look and function differently to those
in Queensland? Or, how do you figure out whether
to renovate, rebuild or sell, and how can an architect
help you decide?
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Housing Sector To Take A Breath
Until 2007
After
three years of near record levels of home building,
the industry will take a
breath
for the next two years before bouncing back in 2007.
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Darwin celebrates Architecture Week
How
tall should Darwin's tallest building be? What will
Darwin's commercial buildings and homes look like
in the future? And what makes Darwin's tropical
architecture so unique?
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ACTU welcomes James Hardie report
The
Australian Council of Trade Unions has welcomed
the report of Mr Jackson QC in the NSW Special Commission
of Inquiry into the under-funding by James Hardie
of its asbestos liabilities.
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Big Win For Contractors in New Howard
Policy
The
Housing Industry Association has hailed promises
by the Prime Minister, Mr John Howard, that independent
contractors will be given legal recognition as small
businesses and would not be regulated by the federal
industrial relations system.
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