Inflation Controlled Late in 2009
Mild economic conditions drove a benign result for consumer inflation in the December quarter of 2009, claimed the Housing Industry Association (HIA), Australia’s largest building industry organisation.

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  Kickstart Apprenticeships Program Kicks Goals
Master Builders Australia, the peak building body for the building and construction industry, today endorsed the Australian Government’s positive assessment of the Kickstart Apprenticeships Program which commenced on 1 December 2009 and which has signed up 6,400 trade apprentices from the National Skills Needs List in just over six weeks. The 60 trades on this list include 21 building and construction occupations.

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  UCI's TaskAir System Wins Innovation of the Year Award
UCI's world first TaskAir System has won an international Innovation of the Year Award.

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  Sustainability stars in home building and renovating
If you build a new home or renovate an old one in Victoria, it must comply with energy efficiency and water saving regulations, known as 5 Star.

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  Green Building Council of Australia announces key sponsor for GBCA Precinct Project
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) is pleased to announce the exclusive principal sponsor for their Precinct Project has been confirmed as the Rock Development Group.

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  Alesco still cautious on building market after H1 slump
Renovations products supplier Alesco Corporation Ltd has reported a slump in first half profit after a fall off in building activity and remains cautious about trading for the rest of fiscal 2010.

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  Construction & mining equip sales set to improve in '10
The Australian construction and mining equipment market fell by 27% in 2009, according to figures released by the Construction and Mining equipment Industry group (CMEIG) and Datamotive Business Intelligence (DBI).

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