Industry News

  Land Sales Remain Stubbornly Low In March Quarter
The latest residential land update signals that weakness in new home building will persist throughout the remainder of calendar year 2012.

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  New Home Lending Slips Back Again in May
ABS Housing Finance figures released today show new home lending slipping back again in May 2012, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  'User charges' necessary to fund future infrastructure: IA
The national body overseeing Australia's future needs for roads, rail, ports and bridges says user charges will have a ...

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  Economic boom thanks to Asia's 'middle class': treasurer
The next economic boom to hit our shores will be consumer-based, thanks to Asia's rapidly growing middle class, federal ...

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  Reforms won't restore Aust non-resources sector: Henry
The mining boom meant Australians must embrace a brave new world and forget about hoping other struggling industries could ...

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  International investors may 'artificially inflate' Aust dollar
Australia's popularity with international investors could come back to bite it by artificially inflating the value of the ...

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  Business confidence still down despite interest rate cut
Recent interest rate cuts have done little to stop the fall in in business confidence, a private survey shows.

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