Supply barriers blunt new housing initiatives
An 18 percent drop in productivity in the construction sector and a skills shortage means the nation faces a large shortfall in housing needs.
Master Builders Australia
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Inquiry focus on First Nations business success
A Federal Government inquiry will investigate ways to improve outcomes for First Nations businesses.
The Joint Standing Committee on Aboriginal and Torres Strait
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Not-for-profits need to re-apply for tax exemption
Thousands of not-for-profit organisations will need to re-apply for income tax exemption status from July 1 this year.
The Australian Tax Office (ATO) said around
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Gladstone centre of green hydrogen manufacturing
Australia’s first manufacturing facility able to build hydrogen electrolysers at a commercial scale has been opened in Central Queensland.
Fortescue’s Gladstone
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Call for policies to support energy reform at home
A broad cross-section of Australian advocacy groups have urged the Federal Government to use the upcoming budget to better invest in the clean economy.
The group, which
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20-year ‘mega droughts’ loom for our sunburnt country
Researchers have warned that Australia could be facing 20-year “mega-droughts” and that future dry periods may be “far worse than we imagined”.
A research team
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Former Lord Mayors unite to preserve Victoria Park
Five former Brisbane Lord Mayors descended on Victoria Park at the weekend to oppose a proposal build a stadium in the inner-city Herston parklands.
The plan for a new
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Qantas unveils long-awaited frequent flyer revamp
Qantas has today announced a major overhaul of its Frequent Flyer program, including new ways for members to use points to book flights.
The airline says the new scheme
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50 years on the world braces for new moon frenzy
By Shane Rodgers
More than 50 years after humans last went for a stroll on the moon, the giant rock is back in fashion and attracting a frenzy of activity.
During the
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Report urges million-dollar fines for errant supermarkets
Major supermarkets face multi-million-dollar fines under recommendations in the Food and Grocery Code of Conduct Review interim report.
The inquiry, led by former
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