HIA Welcomes Inquiry into Independent Contracting

The Housing Industry Association welcomed the announcement today of a House of Representatives inquiry into independent contracting and labour hire.

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  Trade Price Growth Slows as Availability Improves

Pressure on Australia's pool of construction tradespeople appears to be easing however trade rates for independent subcontractors remain historically high.

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 Building, trade prices keep Aust economy in good shape

Cheaper imports and a building boom that refuses to end are keeping Australia's economy in good shape, new figures revealed on Friday.

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  More tradespeople available but they cost more to employ

There were more tradespeople working on Australian construction sites in the December quarter of 2004 but the cost of employing them remains at historical highs.

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  Building Activity and Confidence Remain Solid

The survey results for the December quarter 2004 show that current industry conditions improved slightly in the past three months and expectations for the next six months are still optimistic about improved conditions.

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  Employer optimism on rises across the country

The latest Hudson Report survey shows employer optimism has risen for the sixth consecutive quarter. 38.5% of employers expecting to increase their number of staff between January and March 2005 quarter.

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Progressing Sustainability Through the Building Code of Australia

The move towards sustainability in building started as far back as the early 1970s and there have been a series of world summits since the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development in Rio de Janeiro in 1992; the most recent was in Johannesburg in 2002.

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