 Australian Home Builders Confirm Affordability Woes
Australia's most comprehensive survey of homebuilders has highlighted how poor affordability, and slow planning times are hurting the industry.
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Construction industry reforms should be locked in - AiG
The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has urged the federal opposition to lock in important construction industry reforms adopted since the 2003 royal commission if Labor wins power later this year.
More information >> Workplace breaches - action on building materials firm
The Sydney building materials business that the Prime Minister was questioned on in Parliament and referred to the Workplace Ombudsman has been successfully prosecuted and a penalty of $16,500 imposed, Australia's Workplace Ombudsman Nicholas Wilson said on Friday.
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Planning Reform Welcome But "Use as a Development" Not Supported
The ACT Government will soon be considering amendments to the Planning and Development Bill. While industry groups have been generally pleased to see that those amendments reflect some changes based on our concerns, the controversial "use as development" concept remains.
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Speed and Flexibility Needed in Government Land Delivery
The Property Council of Australia (ACT) today repeated calls which have been made for many years, that the ACT Government should maintain an adequate supply of commercial, industrial and residential land "on the shelf", planned and ready to be released quickly, to meet changing market conditions.
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Australian PCI™: Construction industry remains fragile in July
Australia's construction industry deteriorated in July, underpinned by weakening activity in house building, with The Australian Industry Group - Housing Industry Association Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI™) falling 2.5 points to 48.8 (below the key 50.0 points level separating expansion from contraction).
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New Zealand's Property Council Conference 07 Comes to Melbourne
Throughout history, adventurers, generals, merchants, and financiers have constructed an ever-more-global economy
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