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Ai Group advising members that stoppages to attend ACTU rallies are unlawful

“The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has issued advice to its members about the ACTU “change the rules” protest rallies. Ai Group has advised that employees who fail to attend work so as to participate in one of the ACTU rallies starting would in most…

Oct 15, 2018

Pioneering $100 million project on repurposed Gardiner Train Station land

Prominent private developer DealCorp has secured planning approval for a pioneering new development that will repurpose land created at the recently revamped Gardiner Train Station in Glen Iris.

Oct 15, 2018

Tasmania dwelling commencements rocket to number one

“ABS dwelling commencement figures recently released show that Tasmania’s new home building industry outperformed all other states and territories in 2017/18, noted HIA Executive Director, Rick Sassin.

Oct 12, 2018

Builders back fast tracking SME tax relief

More than 370,000 building businesses will benefit from the Government’s decision to fast track tax relief for SMEs.

Oct 12, 2018

First Home Buyers highest in six years

“First Home Buyer participation in Australia’s mortgage market is now at its healthiest since 2012,” said Shane Garrett, Chief Economist for Master Builders Australia.

Oct 12, 2018

Owner-occupiers join investors on the sidelines

“The value of lending to investors declined by more than 20 per cent over the last twelve months while lending to owner- occupiers was down by 7.7 per cent. Given such a large drop, we should expect the market to continue to cool,” said HIA…

Oct 12, 2018

Adding a touch of luxury to a quality-built home

Industrial design meets contemporary living at The Russet House, located in the tranquil suburb of Paddington in Brisbane, Queensland.

Oct 11, 2018

Vision-driven approach to change the perspective on “smart” street lighting

Energy efficient LED street lighting is often seen to be a low hanging fruit of energy efficiency projects. The energy savings and emission reductions that can be generated by upgrading to LEDs are substantial, with paybacks and financial returns for projects being very attractive.

Oct 11, 2018

COAG Economic Reform Council should target housing affordability

The Property Council of Australia has welcomed Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen’s proposal for the creation of a new independent COAG Economic Reform Council to drive long-term reform priorities, and called for its first focus to be on housing affordability.

Oct 11, 2018

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Unlocking confidence in Victoria’s property industry

The latest ANZ/Property Council Survey reveals that the Victorian property industry’s confidence levels have slowed, with a change of fifteen index points to 126 for the December 2018 quarter. The overall national confidence contracted from 138 to 126 points over the December 2018 quarter. A…

Oct 11, 2018

Confidence low nationally but a stable story for WA property industry

Business confidence in the WA property sector remains stable, increasing by 1 basis point in the past 12 months, whilst confidence shifts down across the rest of the country.

Oct 11, 2018

Four reasons why confidence is up

South Australia has delivered the nation’s highest level of property sector confidence for the second consecutive quarter – and here are four reasons why.

Oct 11, 2018