New Home Lending off to a Troubled Start in 2011
New home lending has had a shaky start to the 2011 calendar year, affirming the outlook for a sombre year for housing construction, says the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.
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NSW Planning Changes Must Not Dampen Industry Confidence says HIA
Yesterday the new O’Farrell Government made good on its promise to abolish Part 3A provisions of the Planning Act. However it remains unclear how state significant projects will be assessed between now and the completion of the proposed review of the planning act.
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Emerging markets to underpin economic growth: Swan
Australia's economic growth would continue to benefit from the expansion in the emerging markets despite recent events in ...
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Complex tax system constraining local firms: PwC study
Australian businesses are being unfairly burdened by a complex and uncompetitive tax system, a new study says.
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Businesses are being burdened by OH&S red tape: oppn
The federal opposition says businesses are being burdened by unnecessary red tape as a result of the government's ...
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Red tape killed home construction projects: developer
Australia's largest private property developer says red tape holding back development approvals has put the planned ...
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Construction activity driven down in March, says report
Australian construction activity contracted for the tenth consecutive month in March, driven down by falls in new orders ...
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