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Strip Local Councils of Planning Approvals: Master Builders
Zoning
Friday December 15 2017

Strip Local Councils of Planning Approvals: Master Builders

Responsibility for assessing and approving certain types of planning applications in Victoria should be taken from local councils and handed to independent planning panels, a leading...

NSW Government Ignores Good Advice on Building Reform
Residential
Thursday March 23 2017

NSW Government Ignores Good Advice on Building Reform

Amendments to the NSW Home Building Act that impact upon the way its Home Building Compensation Fund (HBCF) scheme operates were supposedly informed from submissions made...

Builders Voice Caution on China Free Trade Deal
Business
Thursday September 3 2015

Builders Voice Caution on China Free Trade Deal

The peak body for the building industry has sought assurances the skills of foreign workers will be properly checked before entering Australia under the China free...

Building New Construction Careers
Business
Friday August 21 2015

Building New Construction Careers

We are more than half way through 2015 and dwelling commencements have reached an all-time record high of 203,706 in the year to March, an increase...

The Harper Review Joins the Productivity Chorus
Business
Tuesday April 14 2015

The Harper Review Joins the Productivity Chorus

Ian Harper and his panel are the latest voices to join the choir calling for productivity driving reform, in this case to national competition policy.

Residential Building Hits Highest Numbers in Seven Years
Residential
Monday February 23 2015

Residential Building Hits Highest Numbers in Seven Years

Cast your mind back to November last year and you may recall dire predictions that the upturn in residential building has peaked.