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  Aust not a priority investment destination, survey reveals
Foreign investment in Australia is being inhibited by its strong dollar and perceptions about its attitude to offshore ...

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  Mentoring Apprentices to Improve Completion Rates
The Housing Industry Association (HIA) met today with the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, Senator the Hon Chris Evans, at a residential building site to formally launch a new government mentoring program to support apprentices in the building industry.

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  Outlook Points to Modest Recovery for Residential Construction
The Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry, today released the spring 2012 edition of its National Outlook, Australia’s most comprehensive housing report card.

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  Existing renewable energy target is ideal for now: CCA
Australia's existing renewable energy target for 2020-2030 should be retained, the Climate Change Authority has recommended. ...

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  Political uncertainty to blame for tax cut failure: ANZ boss
Political uncertainty is to blame for big business' failure to find a way to fund a cut to the corporate tax rate, ANZ ...

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  Aust a leader in greenhouse gas reductions: UN official
Australia is not in "a lonely desert" as the only nation reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but is an emerging leader in ...

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  Aust ranked 10th easiest country to do business: report
Australia is ranked 10th in the world for the ease of doing business having jumped five places in the past year.

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