Building growth helped along by a woman's touch
A 28 per cent increase in the number of jobs in construction over the past decade underlines the long-term importance of the industry to Tasmania's economy, the Housing Industry Association's Northern Tasmania Branch Manager, Nick Proud, said today.

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  Workers Compensation Boost For Apprentices
Today's announcement by the NSW Government that it will exempt apprentices from Workers Compensation levies from 31 December is a significant step forward in reviving the state's ailing building sector, the Housing Industry Association said today.

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  HIA HOME BUILDING EXHIBITIONS GO NATIONAL
Australia's largest building industry association, Housing Industry Association, is taking its highly successful Brisbane home show national through an alliance with dmg world media , Australia's largest exhibition organiser.

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Volatile Apartment Sector Stalls Housing Recovery
A lack of suitable sites and local government opposition to high rise development in larger cities has stalled the modest recovery in housing.

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Building Industry Celebrates Year of Industrial Peace
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, is celebrating the first anniversary of the establishment of the Australian Building and Construction Commission and a new era of industrial peace on building sites.

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Building Survey Reveals Impact of Higher Interest Rates
Building industry predictions about the adverse impact of the Reserve Bank's two recent interest rate increases have been confirmed by the latest Master Builders Australia National Survey of Building and Construction.

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Unit approvals hit by rate rises
A big fall in dwelling approvals in August reveals the impact of higher interest rates, according to Master Builders Australia the peak body for the building and construction industry.

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