Industry News

  NSW scoops national housing awards
New South Wales’ housing industry has made their mark, with NSW builders/designers winning three categories at the residential building industry’s prestigious awards ceremony held at the Cairns Convention Centre.

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  Australia, Malaysia free trade deal to 'open new chapter'
Trade Minister Craig Emerson will sign a free trade agreement with Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday.

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  Increase in small trucking firms a 'recipe for disaster'
The proliferation of small trucking companies in Australia makes the industry prone to poor safety standards, a US ...

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  Gillard talks up Australian economy at Inpex ceremony
Prime Minister Julia Gillard says people can have confidence in the Australian economy, as other countries fight high ...

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  Workers' compo increase to cause job losses: business
A NSW business group says almost 13,000 jobs will be lost if workers compensation premiums are allowed to increase by 28 ...

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  Australia is set to be No 1 exporter of LNG: Exxon chief
Australia should be the world's biggest exporter of liquefied natural gas by the end of the decade, says the vice president ...

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  Govt announces $20 million in energy efficiency grants
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, and Parliamentary Secretary, Mark Dreyfus, announced ...

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