Flat Start To Approvals In 2007-08
Building approvals went nowhere at the start of the new financial year

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  Qld Housing Approvals Defy National Trend
Home building approvals in Queensland are tracking at stronger levels than a year ago.

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  Healthy Home Building Growth Across Most of Qld
Despite the enormous housing affordability challenge, home building activity is up 8 per cent in Queensland on the same time in 2006.

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Industry watchdog must be retained
Australia's peak building and construction industry association, Master Builders Australia, meeting today (Friday, 31 August) in Hobart, has given its unanimous backing to the retention of the construction industry watchdog, the Australian Building and Construction Commissioner (ABCC).

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Dwelling Approvals Continue to Stagnate
The small rise in dwelling approvals in July does not signal any strengthening in activity as building continues to stagnate, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry.

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If it ain't broke, don't fix it'
Two years ago, Australia's peak building and construction industry association, Master Builders Australia, witnessed the start of a watershed for industrial harmony across the Australian building and construction industry.

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Stain of housing crisis hampering construction activity
The housing affordability crisis continues to wreak havoc upon the Australian construction industry, contributing to a further deterioration in activity last month, new figures show.

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