Industry News

  Good News Continues for Housing Affordability
The improvement in housing affordability continued unabated in the June 2012 quarter, said the Housing
Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  Bring back individual contracts, Howard urges Abbott
Former Prime Minister John Howard has urged federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott to bring back individual employment ...

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  No 'quick fix' for trade-exposed industries: Ken Henry
There's no quick policy fix to the dive in international competitiveness plaguing Australia's trade-exposed industries — ...

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  Australia and New Zealand vow to stop illegal logging
Australia and New Zealand have signed a pledge to work together to stamp out illegal logging.

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  Carbon tax put firms "between a rock and a hard place"
The federal opposition has seized on a survey which suggests half of small businesses are already feeling the effects of ...

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  GE's clean tech investment 'proves awareness': Combet
The Gillard government says a program by technology company GE which aims to help commercialise low-carbon innovations ...

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  Ignoring Kyoto could limit market access for Aust: report
If Canberra doesn't agree to a new emissions reduction target under the Kyoto Protocol there's a possibility Australian ...

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