Action Needed to Stop CBD Running out of Space

The Property Council of Australia has today called for an overhaul of key city planning controls to ensure jobs are not turned away from the Sydney CBD, with research indicating capacity for new commercial development will be exhausted in a decade.  Lord Mayor Clover Moore welcomed the release of the paper and pledged to work with industry to resolve the issue.

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  Building Industry Records $1 Billion April

A jump in public building permit approvals has driven the Victorian building industry to a $1 billion April, Building Commission figures have revealed.

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  Building Industry Faces an Uncertain Future

It's 2015 and you have decided to renovate your home. But the builder will tell you there is a two month wait for a carpenter, a four month wait for a bricklayer, a four month wait for a cabinetmaker and the entire project will cost you much more than it did a decade ago.

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  Building Approvals Flatline

The rise in April building approvals is the result of a partial bounceback in other dwelling approvals, whereas the trend in total dwelling approvals remains flat, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry.

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Economy Mounts Modest Recovery

The Australian economy recovered from the weak end to 2004, but not to any spectacular extent.

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  Approvals Continue To Support 'Soft Landing'

A mild recovery in approvals for multi-units led to a small rise in building approvals in April.

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Hundreds walk off job at $2 bln Alcan expansion project

Hundreds of workers have walked off the job over fears of potential water contamination at one of Australia's biggest industrial projects.

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