Industry News

  Housing Activity Contracts for Four Straight Quarters
ABS figures released today confirm that residential building activity contracted in the March 2012 quarter, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  Home Building back to GFC-lows in 2012
The Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry, today released the winter edition of its National Outlook, Australia’s most comprehensive housing report card.

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  Aust businesses still have a "glass-half-empty" outlook
Australian businesses continue to have a "glass-half-empty" outlook for the local economy — despite it growing for 21 ...

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  ATO to keep a watchful eye on plumbers, IT managers
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) has warned it will be keeping a close eye on the work-related claims of people in ...

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  Low-skilled jobs are "disappearing" from economy: govt
Low-skilled jobs are disappearing from the economy and the workforce will need to adapt quickly, according to Federal ...

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  Skills shortage in oil, gas sector 'worrying': energy boss
One of the world's biggest energy companies says Australia's skills shortage is worrying and the government needs to do ...

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  Consumers making shift to 'private label' brands: report
Supermarket private label product sales have grown by an enormous 85 per cent in the past five years and will account for ...

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