Industry News

  New Home Sales End 2012 on Firmer Footing
New home sales increased in December last year, marking the third consecutive monthly rise, said the
Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia’s residential building industry.

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  Recovery for Housing Industry Patchy - GCNR
Residential building on the Gold Coast appears to be taking two steps forward and one step back, as the industry searches for a recovery from historically low building levels.

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  Productivity 'has to' improve with tapering mining boom
The Business Council of Australia says the tapering mining boom meant the federal government had to continue making tough ...

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  Manufacturing sector's Jan contraction a 'weak start'
Australia's manufacturing sector contracted for the 11th straight month in January, marking a weak start to 2013 for the ...

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  Govt move to protect Reef heritage status 'not enough'
The federal government is beefing up protection of the Great Barrier Reef to prevent the United Nations from stripping it ...

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  Start fleshing out election policies, business demands
With the election date set, Australia's business community is urging both sides of federal politics to quickly start ...

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  New figure shows 'why carbon tax must be scrapped'
A survey that shows businesses have estimated a 14.5 per cent jump in energy costs due to the carbon tax underlines why ...

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