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Tradies targeted in VET teacher recruitment campaign
An ongoing shortage of VET teachers continues to limit the availability and take-up of VET subjects in Australian secondary schools. This impacts the number of Certificate ... -
Construction sector forecast to have more than 100,000 unfilled roles by 2023
National Skills Week chairman Brian Wexham notes that a severe shortage of skilled construction workers is slowing delivery and increasing the cost of home builds, major ... -
New security of payment laws rolled out across WA
Participants at all levels of WA’s building and construction industry are reminded that new legislation is now in effect to help subcontractors and suppliers receive timely ... -
MATES in Construction, Bunnings Trade join forces to support better mental health
MATES in Construction and Bunnings Trade Australia have partnered to help raise awareness around better mental health and work towards suicide prevention in the construction industry. ... -
Australian PMI: Manufacturing slows in July
The Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) dropped by 1.5 points to 52.5 in July, indicating a weaker rate of expansion compared ... -
CBA launches new dedicated support for tradies
The Commonwealth Bank (CBA) has announced new support to help tradies who are looking to start or grow their own business. It aims to give tradespeople ... -
Killing off the building watchdog may not be the win unionists want
Andrew Stewart, University of Adelaide Australia’s controversial building industry watchdog is earmarked for the chopping block. But federal industrial relations minister Tony Burke has started by ... -
Standards Australia publishes fifth edition of AS 1796 for welding industry
The Standards Australia Committee ME-001 has recently published the fifth edition of AS 1796 Pressure equipment — Qualification of welders, welding supervisors and welding inspectors. This ... -
Federal government scraps Building Code
The federal government has announced, through Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Tony Burke, that it will strip back the Building Code to the bare minimum ... -
How Tasmania became Australia’s heritage construction capital
Australia’s commercial construction sector is continually evolving, with today’s projects capitalising on new technologies that drive efficiencies, quality and innovative design. However, a subset of projects ...
