Business News ABN Group head Dale Alcock has slammed the federal government’s IR reforms, calling the changes “a load of s**t” while predicting the construction industry’s woes will remain. Federal Industrial Relations Minister Tony Burke’s second tranche of the Closing Loopholes legislation today passed the Senate, which will allow millions of employees to ignore work communications after hours and giving casual […]
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THE WEST AUSTRALIAN WA’s newly introduced foreign buyers’ surcharge was unlikely to help the State’s sluggish property market, Reserve Bank assistant governor Michele Bullock said. Ms Bullock told a UDIA WA function last week that in times of strong growth a surcharge would “take the edge off”. “I would only observe that given the WA […]
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UDIA WA is pleased to launch our 2019 Policy Priorities document entitled Developing great places to live, work and prosper. This document provides a clear set of recommended actions for government across six key areas: Support affordable housing delivery Streamline the system Lead creation of housing choice Invest in strategic infrastructure Foster a liveable city […]
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