Industry News

  New Home Lending Loses Ground in July
ABS Housing Finance figures released today point to a soft start for new home lending in 2011/12, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  Construction Decline Continues in August
A sharp fall in new orders in August largely contributed to another month of contraction for the construction industry according to the latest Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) in conjunction with the Housing Industry Association. The seasonally adjusted index was 32.2 in August – down slightly from 32.6 in July (readings below 50 indicate a contraction in the industry with the distance from 50 indicative of the strength of the decline).

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  Construction Outlook Patchy Ahead
The latest Cordell – Housing Industry Association Construction Industry Update and Outlook Report was launched on Wednesday in Sydney.

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  China economic slowdown would hurt Aust: academic
China economic slowdown would hurt Aust: academic

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  Construction sector shrinks for 27 straight months: index
Australia's construction sector has now contracted for 27 straight months and recorded its sharpest decline in a year.

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  Routine practice: employers 'breaking overtime rules'
Australian employers are routinely breaking overtime laws, according to a major new survey of hourly wage earners.

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  Labor to establish national agency for asbestos removal
The federal government will act on the recommendations of its own asbestos management review by setting up a national ...

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