Housing Reacts To Higher Rates
The reaction to this year's two increases in official interest rates is starting to show.

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  HIA Welcomes New Skills Package
HIA, Australia' s peak building industry association, today welcomed the Prime Minister's new Skills for the Future package as a critical step in skilling Australia' s workforce.

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  Home Lending Falls as Rate Rises Impact
The decline in housing finance in August reflects the impact of recent interest rate rises with the fallout to stymie recovery in the housing market for some time yet, according to peak building and construction industry organisation, Master Builders Australia.

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Construction returns to a moderate pace in Sept -index
Australian construction activity returned to a moderate pace of growth in September following a significant slowdown in the previous month.

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Rate Rise on the Cards, Reserve Bank Hints
Newly appointed Reserve Bank Governor Glenn Stevens has hinted at another possible rate rise if inflationary pressures continue to affect the nation.

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Fire Safety Measures Compulsory In All Residential Buildings
Building Commissioner, Tony Arnel, has issued a reminder to owners of accommodation buildings to ensure appropriate fire safety measures are maintained, following the tragic death of two people in a fire in Brunswick yesterday.

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Growth In Rural Victoria Buoys Building Outlook
Regional Victoria set the pace for a surge in building permits issued across Victoria this year, the Minister for Planning, Rob Hulls, said today.

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