Federal parliament needs to give swift passage to the bill to repeal the carbon tax when it sits in November, the Housing Industry Association (HIA) has urged in a recent statement. ...
With mining-related construction investment easing from peak levels, Australia's leading construction firms are anticipating the value of total construction activity will fall in ...
The demand for skilled labour in Australia's residential construction industry increased in the September 2013 quarter, said the Housing Industry Association, the voice of Australia's ...
In the near future, solar panels will not only be more efficient but also a lot cheaper and affordable for everyone, thanks to research by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) ...
The latest HIA-RP Data Residential Land Report provided by the Housing Industry Association (HIA) points to further upward momentum in detached house construction in 2013/14.
Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) building approvals released in October show that the total number of private sector house approvals rose 0.6 per cent in trend terms in August. ...
Food and beverages, wood and paper products, chemicals, rubber, plastics, metal products, machinery and equipment, cars and boats, railway equipment, medical and scientific equipment, ...
When the Australian Performance of Construction Index (APCI) was released in September there was no escaping the bottom line - Australian construction is contracting, and has been ...
Australia will need to have a carbon trading scheme, regardless of the current federal government's position, if it is to reduce carbon emissions to the levels it has stated, according ...
As Australia moves to scrap its pioneering carbon-pricing scheme, China is expected to have seven pilot pricing systems in place no later than 2015, followed by a national scheme, ...
The Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) welcomed the recent release of the Productivity Commission's final report on regulatory engagement with small business.
In a positive result not seen since July 2011, the September 2013 Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (PMI) has recorded an overall score of 51.7 points – above the mark ...
A Queensland engineer can now predict how long it takes for reclaimed land to become suitable for development, potentially saving millions of dollars in building costs.
Having unseated the incumbent government, the Coalition will look to follow up on its promises. IBISWorld forecasts the potential effects of the new government's policies on key ...
Having unseated the incumbent government, the Coalition will look to follow up on its promises. IBISWorld forecasts the potential effects of the new government's policies on key ...
In a hard-hitting speech at the University of NSW (UNSW), Canadian environmentalist Dr David Suzuki has criticised the Australian government's policy on climate change and exhorted ...
Scientists are coming up with new ways to assess the risk of exposure to asbestos, leading to improved management of sites contaminated with the potentially lethal material.