Australia’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) system is failing to deliver the skilled workers the industry needs. The HIA-Austral Bricks Trade Report for the June quarter has found that all 13 trades surveyed remain in short supply in all regions. Click for more information
Housing starts fell in the Australian Capital Territory in the June 2008 quarter. Click for more information
Rigid and complex planning systems have long been the bane of the residential building industry, frustrating its ability to keep pace with changing market needs and to deliver affordable housing. Click for more information
While ETS is certainly on every ones minds at the moment, there is a particular concern here in the ACT regarding ETS. Not necessarily relating to the proposed Emissions Trading System (ETS) but in Efficient Timely Service when it comes to electricity connection. Click for more information