Business Stamp Duties Taxes Turn Into Political Hot Potato

Tensions between the Commonwealth and state and territory governments are heightening over the use of GST revenues to retire business stamp duties in the lead up the Treasurers' annual meeting in Canberra on 22 March.

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  Land Tax Cuts First Step in Tax Overhaul

The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the Queensland Treasurer's proposal today to reduce land tax in next financial year's budget, saying it was glad the government was finally giving something back to the property industry.

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  Queensland Architect wins Australia's top architecture prize

A Queensland architect known for his landmark public buildings, inventiveness and experimentation, and mentoring of colleagues for more than half a century, has won Australia's most prestigious architectural prize - the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) Gold Medal for Architecture.

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  Builder Activity Beginning to Slow

Builders' perceptions of business conditions in the building and construction industry remain at high levels although they dipped marginally in the March quarter 2005 as activity continues to come off the boil, according to Master Builders Australia's latest National Survey of Building and Construction.

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Building union reaches deal with large employer groups

The Howard government has threatened to freeze construction companies out of federally-funded projects after Victoria's building union on Thursday reached a new three-year agreement with many of the nation's largest contractors.

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  2006 Australian Professional Builder & Renovator Awards

Running a business in today's business environment is tough with ever-increasing competition in such a dynamic housing marketplace, your business is seeking every opportunity to improve its results and to get that competitive edge - to set yourself apart from the rest.

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Builder Activity Beginning to Slow Confidence Holding Up For Now

The survey results for the March quarter 2005 show that current industry conditions fell slightly in the past three months. Although the index remains at a high level, business activity has peaked and is trending down.

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