Housing Report Card Highlights Subdued Year Ahead
Australia's most comprehensive report card on the future of the housing industry highlights another soft year for the residential sector amidst stark differences in housing conditions across the nation.

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  WA Workers Compensation Payments should be Removed
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has called on the Carpenter Government to exempt employers of apprentices from Workers Compensation levies effective immediately and fund payments through revenues obtained from Stamp Duty transactions on property purchases.

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  South Australian Housing Night of Night's Set To Thrill Again!
The 2006 HIA-CSR South Australian Housing Awards, being held on October 14 at the Convention Centre, is set to be the night of the year.

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ACT Construction Boom
The June quarter saw a surge in non residential building activity in the ACT with more than $203 million worth of work approved, up 75.4 per cent on the March quarter.

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Minister announces retention of Code and Guidelines for construction industry
On 5 April 2006 the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Kevin Andrews MP, announced that the National Code of Practice for the Construction Industry and the Australian Government Implementation Guidelines (the Guidelines) would remain in force for the foreseeable future.

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Nation's Top Architecture Awards to be Announced
What's the best new house in Australia for 2006, and why is it so special? Which Australian architects will be honoured for designing the best new buildings offshore, and what are they? And what's so unique about Australia's best new public building?

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Revenue Pick Up Confirms Vendor Tax Abolition Right Decision
New figures revealing higher revenue from property sales confirm that the abolition of vendor tax last year was the right move by the Premier Morris Iemma.

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