The West Australian There are calls for a building industry labour agreement to make it easier to import labour, as the number of migrant tradies coming to WA nosedives. The Urban Development Institute of Australia (WA) said the critical shortage of workers in the construction and development sector was restricting the industry’s capacity to meet […]
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THE WEST AUSTRALIAN The WA chapter of the Urban Development Institute of Australia is reconsidering its opposition to land tax — in return for eliminating stamp duty on property transfers — in a bid to reenergise the State’s lethargic economy. “I think at the moment everything is up for debate,” UDIA WA president Nick Allingame […]
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FIVE MONTHS OF STRONGER PROPERTY MARKET ACTIVITY IN 2012 SUGGESTS THAT THE TOUGH PROPERTY MARKET CONDITIONS IN 2010 AND 2011 ARE BEHIND US. Data released this month by the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that the rate cuts in May and June are starting to have a positive effect which is a good thing for […]
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