Business News Broader praise for Western Australia’s ‘ironclad budget’ has been accompanied by industry calls to build the state’s investment appeal and diversify the economy. S&P Global Ratings said WA’s robust economic growth, a historically tight job market, and lofty iron ore prices were buttressing the state’s fiscal performance. Despite describing the budget as ‘ironclad’, […]
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THE RECENT UDIA PRESIDENTS’ SUMMIT PROVED BOTH INFORMATIVE AND USEFUL WITH DELEGATES AGREEING THAT THERE NEEDED TO BE AN OVERARCHING SET OF STANDARDS FOR ENGINEERING TO ENABLE A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT THE MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS ARE. Of course these standards can be varied with the agreement of local government and the developer as there are […]
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EVERYBODY IS IN FURIOUS AGREEMENT THAT WE NEED TO DELIVER MORE AFFORDABLE DWELLINGS, THE QUESTION IS HOW. The Department of Planning recently released a document called “Planning Provisions for Affordable Housing” which tries to tackle the thorny issue of affordable housing. Once you move outside of the Department of Housing’s funded works there are only […]
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