Business Matters
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Everybody’s Home: expand HomeBuilder to social housing
Everybody’s Home, a national campaign to end homelessness, has called on the federal government to capitalise on the “golden opportunity” to extend the HomeBuilder program to ... -
Australian PCI: construction industry hits record high in March
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association (HIA) Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI) has climbed by 4.4 points to 61.8 in March, delivering the strongest ... -
NSW Government’s digital licensing continues, tradies added
The NSW Government’s digital licensing revolution has continued with trade licences to be added to the digital wallet within the Service NSW app. Minister for Better ... -
Building Surveyor Career Pathways Program: Real world experience for next generation
The Victoria Building Authority (VBA), Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) and Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria (DBDRV) have joined forces and created the Building Surveyor Career ... -
Tradies turning to tech to get the industry back on track in 2021
The impact of COVID-19 has been far-reaching for many industries with the trade industries seeing a 19% decrease in activity in April 2020 compared to pre-COVID-19 ... -
Contractors reminded to declare $172 billion of income
The Australian Taxation Office (ATO), using data from its Taxable Payments Reporting System (TPRS), has revealed that more than $172 billion of payments to contractors have ... -
Apprentices face high risk of drop out at end of JobSeeker, JobKeeper
The Apprenticeship Employment Network (AEN) wants apprentices who have lost their jobs to sign up to the Retrenched Apprentices and Trainees Program (RATP) so they can ... -
Strong interest from industry for VBA virtual masterclasses
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has hosted its first session in an online education series which gives the building industry practical insights and useful resources. The ... -
CFMEU: Morrison seeks to entrench exploitation of overseas workers
The CFMEU warns that recommendations made by the Joint Parliamentary Committee on Migration are built on false assumptions and faulty data and would further entrench exploitation ... -
Building surveyor cautioned over deficient documents – Modesto Giancaspro
The Building Services board has cautioned a local government building surveyor for failing to ensure that adequate information was included in the certification of work at ...
