National Architecture Awards winners to be revealed

Do you know what the best new house in Australia looks like, who designed it and where it is? Or, what new public building is the most impressive in the country?Or, what commercial building has been voted best in the nation for challenging all traditional ideas of what an office building should look like and be?
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The Royal Exhibition Building Celebration 2004

Victorians are invited to celebrate Melbourne's Royal Exhibition Building's World Heritage Listing at a gala event on Friday 3 December as part of the Year of the Built Environment 2004.
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Building industry reform prospects boosted

The announcement today by the Prime Minister that the Government will provide a greater emphasis to the value of vocational education is strongly supported by the building industry, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry.
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100 out of a job after Johnson Tiles stops manufacturing

About 100 workers at Melbourne tile factory Johnson Tiles have lost their jobs after the company announced it would close its manufacturing plant in December.
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Building Industry Taskforce considers appealing decision

The Building Industry Taskforce is considering appealing a Federal Court ruling preventing it access to union members' bank account details.
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Regional plan needs to address rapid growth in Queensland's regional     areas

Queensland's larger regional growth areas are growing at a rate almost double to that of the rest of the state - and the Property Council of Australia is calling for the State Government to recognise the special needs of these population hotspots on the release of the October 27 regional plan.
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Aust glass and aluminium shortages to push up prices

Australian builders can expect shortages and price hikes for glass and aluminium as China's current building boom boosted demand, construction cost consultants warned Tuesday.
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