NEW HOME STARTS DIP FURTHER IN LATE 2005
New home starts fell in the December 2005 quarter. As was the case the quarter before, the decline was primarily driven by a large fall in apartment starts.

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  HIA Executive Brief March 2006
As we move towards the end of the first quarter of 2006, interest rates are on hold
and the resource rich states are on fire.

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  Fall in House Starts
Another decline in the new housing market in the December quarter confirms that building activity has fallen below underlying requirements, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak building and construction industry association.

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Housing construction work falls to lowest point after '01
Housing construction activity has fallen to its weakest point since the GST took the wind out of its sails in mid-2001.

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Rebuilding after Larry could lead to new project delays
Rebuilding cyclone-shattered parts of North Queensland could lead to construction delays in the rest of the state, the Master Builders Association warns.

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Housing downturn forces CSR to close brick / tile plants
A significant slowdown in home construction in New South Wales has forced building products, aluminium and sugar producer CSR Ltd to shut down some of its brick and roof tile manufacturing operations.

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2006 RAIA NSW Architecture Awards - Round One
More than 140 of NSW's newest and most exciting architecture projects are about to do battle in ‘Round One’ of the 2006 Royal Australian Institute of Architects (RAIA) NSW Chapter Architecture Awards.

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