National Apprenticeship Reform Needs Industry Input
The Federal Government’s plans to reform Australian apprenticeships is a welcome move, but industry must be involved in creating a system that better delivers training and keeps apprentices in jobs.
Skilled Trade Shortages Highlight Need for Policy Action, says HIA
The latest Housing Industry Association-Austral Bricks Trades Report highlights a shortage of skilled labour across a majority of trades in the residential sector.
Rate Hikes Impact New Home Lending In December
ABS figures released today show that the number of owner occupier loans for new housing fell in December 2010, driven by a marked fall in lending for the purchase of new dwellings, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.
Sustainability and creativity abound
The commercial interiors business is complicated right now. The global financial crisis (GFC) hit markets differently around the country, interrupting what was promising to be a lucrative wave of green refurbishments, as well as new office designs
Tax breaks for green buildings
A public consultation paper on a new program to improve the energy efficiency of
existing buildings has been released.
Budget surplus is right when the economy booms: Swan
Treasurer Wayne Swan is convinced bringing the federal budget back to surplus in 2012/13 is the right thing to do when ...
Unions welcome planned fight against cheap imports
Unions have welcomed a plan to stop unfairly cheap commodities being imported into Australia and threatening manufacturing ...
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