Business Matters
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Jobs a winner, energy efficiency unanswered in HomeBuilder, GBCA says
The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) welcomes the government’s HomeBuilder scheme but says it’s a missed opportunity to invest in new homes and renovations that ... -
HomeBuilder scheme may be exploited by “dodgy” builders, warns Builder Finders
NSW builder broker, Builder Finders warns of unscrupulous builders that could take advantage of the government’s newly announced HomeBuilder scheme. The $688 million stimulus initiative will ... -
Federal government introduces HomeBuilder scheme
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and Australia entering its first recession in 29 years, the federal government has introduced the HomeBuilder scheme, aimed at ... -
Majority of tradies losing revenue due to poor resilience
More than three in five (62%) of small trade businesses forfeited revenue in the 2018/19 financial year according to The Reckon Resilience Report, created by accounting ... -
Builders call for $13 billion stimulus action plan
A $13.2 billion building and construction stimulus action will stimulate over $30 billion in new economic activity and create more than 100,000 new jobs across the ... -
Commercial construction forecast to suffer steep decline says Master Builders
The commercial construction sector is facing a devastating downturn due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic unless governments act to provide stimulus. Master Builders Australia ... -
Aussie construction relatively strong, Fergus data shows
Australian businesses saw around 7 to 8% reductions in project numbers throughout March and April according to job management software and trade service business Fergus. The ... -
Multiplex flies the flag for IDAHOBIT
On Sunday May 17, Multiplex raised rainbow flags across Australia to celebrate the 30th anniversary of International Day against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). This ... -
Industry bodies, unions join forces pushing for new stimulus packages
As the COVID-19 restrictions begin to ease, a group of industry bodies and unions have joined forces to formally write to Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk calling ... -
$150K instant asset write-off opportunity overlooked in lock-down
The opportunity to write-off $150,000 per asset this financial year is being overlooked by about 75% of small-to-medium-sized businesses in lock-down, despite it being five times ...
