BUILDING, PLANNING AND LAND-USE REGULATIONS ARE THE LARGEST BURDENS IMPOSED ON BUSINESS BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN AUSTRALIA, ACCORDING TO THE PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION’S MOST RECENT REPORT, “PERFORMANCE BENCHMARKING OF AUSTRALIAN BUSINESS REGULATION: THE ROLE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT AS REGULATOR.” In undertaking this study, the Productivity Commission was requested to benchmark the extent to which local governments, […]
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News for Business Rents in Perth are soaring faster than any Australian capital city, while parts of regional WA are experiencing the largest rent rises in the country, alarming new analysis shows ahead of a crucial meeting to help fix the crisis. Shelter WA has analysed the latest SQM Research Weekly Rents Index and found advertised rents […]
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New Homes – The West Australian While many homebuilders are looking at their own practices to lower their environmental footprint, many land developers are doing the same thing, designing their communities with environmental custodianship at the forefront. Urban Development Institute of Australia WA CEO Tanya Steinbeck said the industry had shown significant leadership in this […]
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