Poor Home Starts Call for Policy Focus on New Housing
ABS Dwelling Commencements (housing starts) fell yet again in the December 2010 quarter said the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.
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Online retailing set to grow despite difficulties: survey
Almost 80 per cent of major retailers on eBay experience difficulties with suppliers and manufacturers, but online retailing ...
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Govt predicts JPN devastation to have affect on exports
The devastation in Japan is likely to have a short-term effect on Australia's exports, Treasurer Wayne Swan says.
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Manufacturers will face disruptions from JPN disasters
Australian manufacturers will face disruptions in the wake of Japan's natural disaster while factories there scramble to ...
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Manufacturing conditions are upbeat after gloomy 2010
Manufacturing conditions have recovered smartly from a range of negative factors that dogged the sector in the latter part ...
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JPN crisis could cost Aussie jobs, hurt economy: Prof
Japan's earthquake and tsunami disaster will hurt the Australian economy and could result in job losses, a professor says. ...
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Govt plan addresses labour shortages in resources sector
Skilled workers will be able to fast-track to full trade qualifications in as little as 18 months under a government plan ...
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