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Digital insights to improve building quality
Boosting industry capability to implement the NSW Government’s building reforms has required targeted research to understand the current state of digital use among designers and contractors. ... -
Australian PCI: Strong construction activity in May
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI) fell by 0.8 points to 58.3 in May, largely maintaining the strong pace ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
VBA: Building permit bounce back a sign of industry rebound
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Victoria’s building industry had a strong 2020 and recorded the highest level of permit approvals in the past two decades. The Victorian ... -
Master Builders: Apprentice wage subsidy extension an economic boost
Master Builders Australia has celebrated the Federal Government’s 50% apprentice and trainee wage subsidy, saying it will create new job opportunities in the industry and lead ... -
Agreement to boost Indigenous participation in construction
BESIX Watpac has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a leading NSW Indigenous business group to boost participation by First Nations people in the construction industry. ...
