Business Matters
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Wage subsidy extension a big win for employers, apprentices and trainees
MEGT, Australia’s largest and only national Apprenticeship Network Provider (ANP), has welcomed the federal government’s extension of the Boosting Apprenticeships Commencements (BAC) wage subsidy. The subsidy, ... -
HIA: Expanded home guarantee scheme supports home ownership
HIA managing director Graham Wolfe says that the extension of the first home loan despoit scheme and the new home guarantee scheme will make a real ... -
Combatting pressures on the Australian building industry
The past month has seen the fall of two construction companies, Probuild in February, and Condev last week, both attributed to unsustainably high material costs. An ... -
TAFE NSW training tradies to meet housing demand
TAFE NSW is training the next generation of tradies, as the nation’s construction industry continues to thrive following a record year of house builds commencing in ... -
New workplace safety act comes into effect
The Workplace Safety Legislation and Other Matters Amendment Act 2022, which has now come into effect, aims to strengthen WorkSafe’s ability to prevent and respond to ... -
Insolvency Australia: Be prepared for “domino effect” of construction company collapses
Construction might be booming around the country, but beneath the surface, there are undercurrents of uncertainty according to Insolvency Australia, an independent marketplace for insolvency services. ... -
Holcim announces new low carbon cement replacement facility in New Zealand
Holcim Australia and New Zealand has announced that it will construct and operate a new facility in Auckland. Holcim chief executive George Agriogiannis confirmed Holcim will ... -
Construction operating in the dark amid heightened risk in supply chains
Australian enterprise procurement platform Felix has launched its Building in the Dark report, examining construction supply chain risk in Australia and New Zealand. The report, developed ... -
VBA: Backing excellence in research to improve the built environment
Students at Australia’s education institutions can apply for the latest round of research grants offered by the Victorian Building Authority (VBA). Following a successful inaugural round, ... -
New NCC CPD course on performance-based engineering solutions
Where design goals or site conditions require a more tailored design, engineers may not be able to comply with the NCC Deemed-to-Satisfy (DTS) Provisions. In these ...
