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Major construction on road to recovery  6/29/2017
Major construction on road to recovery
The latest Australian Industry Group/Australian Constructors Association Construction Outlook survey released recently has reported some positive news for the engineering and ...
Housing keeps construction growing in March: Australian PCI®  4/13/2017
Housing keeps construction growing in March: Australian PCI®
The Australian Industry Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) dropped by 1.9 points to 51.2 in March
Construction bounces back in February: Australian PCI®  3/9/2017
Construction bounces back in February: Australian PCI®
Following four months of decline, the Ai Group/Housing Industry Association Australian Performance of Construction Index (Australian PCI®) lifted by 5.4 points to 53.1 in February.
Changes to Building Code implementation are welcome: ACCI  2/9/2017
Changes to Building Code implementation are welcome: ACCI
The Government’s proposed changes to the implementation of the Building Code will help to restore the rule of law to construction sites sooner and should be supported by the Parliament, ...
Construction ends 2016 in the red: Australian PCI®  1/19/2017
Construction ends 2016 in the red: Australian PCI®
The national construction industry declined for a third consecutive month in December.
ACT and NSW join forces to improve construction industry safety  12/15/2016
ACT and NSW join forces to improve construction industry safety
A new project to improve safety in the construction industry on either side of the NSW/ACT border was launched by WorkSafe ACT and SafeWork NSW recently.
Construction company faces court, young apprentices short-changed $32K  12/15/2016
Construction company faces court, young apprentices short-changed $32K
A Queensland building and construction company and its director are facing court over allegations they short-changed two young apprentices more than $32,000.
Safety blitz targets demolition sites: WorkSafe Victoria  11/24/2016
Safety blitz targets demolition sites: WorkSafe Victoria
WorkSafe VIC inspectors have begun a month-long blitz targeting dangerous and sub-standard demolition work.
Rails and roads set to lift major construction work  11/24/2016
Rails and roads set to lift major construction work
The latest Australian Industry Group/Australian Constructors Association Construction Outlook survey released suggests that an upturn in transport infrastructure activity will drive ...
Large states see big falls in building approvals  11/3/2016
Large states see big falls in building approvals
Residential building approvals figures released recently by the ABS indicate that total dwelling approvals experienced a large decline during the month of September, said the Housing ...
EPA pilot program calls for reuse of construction & demolition waste  11/3/2016
EPA pilot program calls for reuse of construction & demolition waste
The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is searching for organisations that can find new ways to make use of someone else's construction and demolition waste.
Engineering, not rocket-science will fix infrastructure waste  10/27/2016
Engineering, not rocket-science will fix infrastructure waste
Over the past fifteen years, Australians have paid $28 billion more than they budgeted for on transport infrastructure because of government reliance on outsourced advice.
Australian PMI®: manufacturing stabilises in September  10/6/2016
Australian PMI®: manufacturing stabilises in September
After a sharp drop in August, the Australian Industry Group Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI®) regained 2.9 points to record a broadly stable 49.8 in ...
$25,000 back-pay for apprentice floor layer  9/29/2016
$25,000 back-pay for apprentice floor layer
A western Sydney commercial flooring company has reimbursed an apprentice floor layer almost $25,000 after an investigation by the Fair Work Ombudsman found he had been underpaid ...
How to deal with conflict on the factory floor  9/22/2016
How to deal with conflict on the factory floor
What causes workplace conflict? Well, in its broadest sense, human nature.
Essential Energy fined $300,000 over worker death  9/15/2016
Essential Energy fined $300,000 over worker death
Essential Energy has been convicted and fined $300,000 following the death of an electrical worker at Bulahdelah in September 2013.
Engineers challenge Minister over Skilled Occupation listing  9/15/2016
Engineers challenge Minister over Skilled Occupation listing
The Government continues to allow companies to source engineers from overseas when thousands of Australian based engineers struggle to find work.
Ai Group leads high-level Industry 4.0 apprenticeship initiative  9/8/2016
Ai Group leads high-level Industry 4.0 apprenticeship initiative
"Ai Group is embarking on a major collaborative project that could reinvent apprenticeships in Australia."
New gas pipeline project in Qld offers jobs  9/8/2016
New gas pipeline project in Qld offers jobs
A new $80 million gas pipeline project in southern Queensland would offer 170 jobs, State Development Minister Anthony Lynham said 7 September 2016.
6 Great Podcasts for Manufacturing Professionals  9/1/2016
6 Great Podcasts for Manufacturing Professionals
If you’re not up to speed with podcasts, they’re a great way to stay up to speed with anything and everything while, well, operating at speed.
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