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Apprenticeship focus in Labor training plan welcome

“Ai Group welcomes the ALP’s Plan for Skills, TAFE and Apprentices. This plan squarely focusses on strengthening the skills and training system, with a special emphasis on apprenticeships,” Ai Group Chief Executive, Innes Willox, said.

Apr 11, 2019

HIA launches federal election imperatives

2019’s Federal election presents a golden opportunity for political parties across the spectrum to address the real problems facing the housing industry in 2019.

Apr 10, 2019

New ideas for more diverse housing in Sydney

The City of Sydney is calling for new ideas to boost the diversity of housing across the city, with a focus on identifying & developing new models to increase affordable housing supply.

Apr 10, 2019

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Jobs and housing transforming Groote Eylandt

Groote Eylandt is a hive of building activity with locals chipping in to build themselves a better future.

Apr 9, 2019

Builders back budget focus on small business, skills and infrastructure

Builders around the country will back the key initiatives in the Federal Budget that will help promote economic growth across the country.

Apr 3, 2019

Major school projects for Alice Springs kids

The Territory Government has supported more than 130 Alice Springs jobs while providing state-of-the-art facilities for children, with two major, economy-stimulating school construction projects in the past year.

Apr 2, 2019

Five point plan for prosperity, jobs and strong communities

The Property Council of Australia policy platform for the 2019 federal election sets out a five-point plan for prosperity, jobs and strong communities.

Mar 27, 2019

Australia’s home ownership aspirations at risk

“Changes to existing capital gains tax and negative gearing arrangements on residential investment properties proposed by the Federal Opposition will dampen first home buyer capacity to save for their first home,” stated HIA’s Managing Director, Graham Wolfe.

Mar 21, 2019

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Appointment of new CEO for Green Building Council of Australia

The Property Council has warmly welcomed the appointment of Davina Rooney as the new chief executive officer of the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA).

Mar 15, 2019

WA Government Industry Participation Strategy delivering on local jobs and apprenticeships

Since the introduction of the WA Government’s WA Jobs Act in October 2018, about 2,700 local jobs and 134 local apprenticeships have been created across seven government projects.

Mar 11, 2019

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Major parties must recommit to growth

Both major parties need to re-commit to policy agendas for economic growth following the worse than expected performance by the Australian economy in the closing months of last year (2018),” said Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia.

Mar 8, 2019

Modest easing in construction downturn

The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) increased by 0.7 points to 43.8 in February 2019, indicating a slightly slower rate of decline for the construction industry on aggregate (readings below 50 indicate contraction in activity, with the distance…

Mar 7, 2019