Industry News

 It's time to act on housing, says HIA
Interest rate cuts and renewed action on supply side reforms are required now to arrest the on-going decline in residential construction activity, says the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  Abolition of ABCC ‘Green Light’ for Lawlessness
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) has expressed profound disappointment with Senate’s decision last night to pass the Government’s Bill to abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), which will be an open invitation for a return to the building site lawlessness of the past.

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  Manufacturers 'need a rate cut boost' to help lift gloom
Manufacturers are hoping the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) will cut interest rates again to help lift the gloom hanging ...

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  Few employers support formal staff training: research
Employers are finding it increasingly difficult to secure adequately skilled staff and new research shows more need to ...

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  Bluescope creates new businesses in building products
Struggling steelmaker Bluescope has restructured its operations by creating two new businesses, building products and ...

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  Economic growth sluggish while LNG exports booming
Earnings from resources and energy exports are predicted to continue to grow at a strong pace for at least the next five ...

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  Economic prospects strong, Swan tells doomsayers
Treasurer Wayne Swan says the latest central bank board minutes should remind "doomsayers" the nation's prospects are ...

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