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Construction’s annual workforce shortfall hits 130,000

Australia’s building and construction industry needs an additional 130,000 workers this year to overcome shortages. New figures revealed in Master Builders

January deadline for mandated climate reporting

Large Australian businesses have less than four months to ensure systems are in place to produce mandated climate-related reports. Australian Securities and Investments

Borumba work packages pump-prime activity

A pumped hydro project west of the Sunshine Coast has been progressed with almost $200m worth of work packages awarded. Queensland Hydro has awarded contracts for three

Plans to harvest the sea to build greener cities

Researchers are looking to fast-track the use of marine-based bio-materials in building materials to aid the transition to net zero and help the Brisbane Games deliver

Housing supply focus ignores allocation opportunity

Australian housing policies need to address allocation, not just supply, to overcome the current crisis. Speaking at an industry forum, ANZ Chief Economist Richard

Queensland business not confident of Olympic boom

Less than 20 percent of Queensland businesses believe they will benefit from the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Business Chamber Queensland today released

Sunshine Coast targets high-end hotel brands

The Sunshine Coast has an eye on the upcoming Brisbane Olympics and Paralympics as it looks to attract more luxury hotel brands to the region. Sunshine Coast Mayor

Shaky start to housing accord building goals

Australia is slipping behind in the race to build 1.2 million new homes identified in the National Housing Accord. New figures from Master Builders Australia show the

New tunnel option for south-west Brisbane

A new road traffic tunnel is being explored to ease congestion on the Centenary Highway south-west of Brisbane. The QIC and State Department of Transport and Main Roads

Technology not enough to reach net zero

A review into Australia’s transition to net zero emissions has called for a major reorganisation of finance and production systems and workforces, in order to meet the

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