First Home Buyers Lead the Way
First Home Owner Grants (FHOG) paid in December 2008 jumped significantly.
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Drop In Activity No Cure for Trade Shortage
The latest HIA-Austral Bricks Trades Report recorded a marginal improvement in the availability of skilled tradespeople for the December quarter 2008. For the first time in the report’s history trade contractor prices declined over the quarter.
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Major Housing Refurbishment Program
The Department of Housing and Works is seeking feedback on proposed new contracting arrangements and procurement policies for a major refurbishment program.
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Master Builders Supports Bank Assistance for Commercial Property Sector
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, has strongly welcomed the Government’s $4 billion Australian Business Investment Partnership, a contingency measure designed to provide liquidity to major commercial property projects.
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Fair Work Bill will escalate construction costs
The Fair Work Bill currently before Parliament could make construction and infrastructure projects more expensive and also cost jobs in the building and construction industry.
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GBCA Welcomes Coalition Policy Announcement
Chief Executive of the Green Building Council of Australia, Romilly Madew has welcomed the significant inclusion of the role of the built environment in the announcement of the Federal Opposition's Climate Change policy.
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Writers festival of architecture
A line-up of leading international designers and thinkers is assembling for Australia’s foremost architecture conference in April.
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