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  Land Sales Signal Weak Year for New Home Building
The latest residential land update signals persistent weakness in new home building in 2012 .

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  Housing Weakness to Persist in 2012
Final ABS figures released today confirm a very weak quarter for both new housing and major alterations and additions activity in December 2011, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  Australasian businesses believe economy is improving
About a third of Australasian businesses - twice as many as six months ago - now believe that the global economy is ...

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  Australian industry seeks greater links with Asian market
Australia's peak industry group has called on the federal government to provide more assistance to companies seeking to ...

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  Aust's industrial relations system gone backwards: Howe
Australia is no longer held up a global model for fair workplace laws and has gone backwards when it comes to rising levels ...

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  Govt to spend $36m combating ageism in the workforce
The federal government will pay employers a bonus for hiring and retaining older staff but senior groups say more needs ...

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  National Manufacturing Week receives praise from PM
National Manufacturing Week (NMW) has won praise from Prime Minister Julia Gillard for honouring manufacturing's "outstanding ...

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