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 Home Starts Reinforce Need for Urgent Housing Reform
A weak December quarter outcome has resulted in ABS Dwelling Commencements for calendar year 2011 being down by 12.8 per cent when compared to calendar year 2010, said the Housing Industry Association (HIA), the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  Skill shortage solution: Govt to offer state funding boost
The Gillard government is putting an extra $1.75 billion on the table for the states in a bid to overcome skill shortages. ...

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  Gillard rejects claims small business hurt by carbon tax
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has rejected claims small businesses will be hurt by the carbon emissions tax, as one of the ...

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  Australian bosses relaxed about staff losses, study finds
Aussie bosses have a relaxed attitude to the loss of staff, a new study has found.

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  Unions right about apprentice salary levels, says Evans
Federal Skills Minister Chris Evans agrees with unions that apprentice wages are too low and don't suit modern tradies.

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  Small business tax cuts soon to be announced by govt
The federal government is moving quickly to ensure 2.7 million small businesses will receive a tax cut in the new financial ...

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  More businesses buying iPads for the workplace: survey
Survey results show that growing numbers of businesses in the US plan to buy iPads as tablet computers make their way from ...

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