HIA Report Card Signals Housing Downturn
Australia is staring down the barrel of a housing downturn, according to the most comprehensive report card on Australia’s residential building industry, the Housing Industry Association’s National Outlook.

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  Banks Must Follow RBA Lead
Today’s decision by the Reserve Bank Board to keep interest rates on hold is welcome news, says the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  PM's energy efficiency report a vital step on the road to a greener built environment
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) welcomes the release of the Prime Minister's Task Group on Energy Efficiency report.

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  ASEAN Celebrates World Green Building Week
In celebration of World Green Building Week (20 - 24 September), Austrade's ASEAN Infrastructure Team, hosted a series of roundtables, workshops and luncheons with representatives from local Green Building Councils, architects, developers, and other partners in Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam and the Philippines.

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  Community centres, law courts and libraries get ready for a Green Star makeover
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has released a new pilot rating tool to support the sustainable planning, design and construction of high-performance public buildings.

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  Milestone report spotlights opportunities and challenges for the services sector
The Australian Institute of Architects welcomes a milestone report released today by the Australian Services Roundtable on the value of services business for Australian wealth and the economy.

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  Australia's unemployment rate remained at 5.1 per cent in September 2010 (seasonally adjusted): ABS
The Australian unemployment rate remained at 5.1 per cent in September, as announced by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today.

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