10 Reasons to Abolish Vendor Duty: Property Industry Groups'
Call to NSW Treasurer
The State's leading property associations today met Treasurer Andrew
Refshauge to call for the abolition of Vendor Transfer Duty in the 2005/06 NSW
Budget.
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Leading
architects headline RAIA National Conference
Are Australians hurtling towards a world of "instant buildings", of
master plans tomorrow and a city by Friday? What affect will this phenomenon
have on our built environment? And does Australia need a policy for the built
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Master Builders Welcomes Increase to the 2005-06
Migration Program
The building industry welcomes the Government's announced increase of 20,000
places to nearly 100,000 places in the skilled migration program for 2005-06
bringing the total planned migrant intake up to 140,000 for the year, according
to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction
industry.
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Builders Call for Increased Infrastructure Investment
Tackling the current infrastructure backlog and future infrastructure needs
should be a priority, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for
the building and construction industry.
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Housing
Finance Increases In February
Total lending for owner occupier
housing rose for the fourth consecutive month in
February.
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HIA Welcomes Boost in Skilled Migration
The Housing Industry Association welcomes today's announcement by the Federal
Government that it will boost the number of visas for skilled migrants from
78,190 to 97,500 in 2005-06, with greater priority given to tradespeople in
demand.
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$5 Billion is Good but Reform is Better
Reform of the training system, rather than extra funding, is the key to
resolving Australia's skills crisis, Housing Industry Association managing
director Ron Silberberg says.
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