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Industry Issues 28-11-2024
From the CEO Earlier this week, I experienced ‘speed dating’ of a different kind in Canberra, as UDIA National met with various Federal Ministers and Shadow Ministers. Along with UDIA WA President Richard…
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Industry Issues 21-22-24
EPA’s new Statement of Expectations UDIA WA has welcomed the first ‘Statement of Expectations’ issued by Minister Whitby to the EPA, which prioritises housing supply. The Minister has stated the EPA should align…
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Industry Issues 14-11-2024
Construction worker boost welcomed UDIA WA welcomed the State Government’s announcement yesterday outlining a significant investment in training of WA’s building and construction workforce. The expansion of the Group Training Organisation (GTO)…
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Industry Issues 07-11-2024
From the CEO With our CEO, Tanya, currently taking some extended leave, I will be acting in the CEO role until she returns on Monday 16 December 2024. I am well supported by the…
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Industry Issues 31-10-2024
From the CEO “It’s the economy, stupid.” Back in 1992, Jim Carville was the campaign strategist for Bill Clinton the year he ousted George Bush. Fast forward to 2024, there is a whole…
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Industry Issues 24-10-2024
From the CEO “The Liberal’s plan to boost housing is just a $5bn gift to property developers”. This is the headline of an article written by the Chief Economist for The Australia Institute…
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Industry Issues 17-10-2024
From the CEO Tall poppy or tone deaf? The distraction around our Prime Minister’s choice of home purchase has tongues wagging this week, with some claiming it is ‘tall poppy syndrome’ and others…
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Industry Issues 10-10-2024
From the CEO This week, team UDIA has been cleaning out the past, packing up the present and preparing for an even better future. Back in 2013, UDIA WA purchased it’s office in…
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Industry Issues 03-10-2024
From the CEO We live in a VUCA world. Introduced by the US military following the cold war, the news of the last 24 hours of escalating conflict in the middle east is…
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Industry Issues 26-09-2024
From the CEO Spring has sprung and as the weather heats up, so does the political debate about housing. To allow one to negatively gear or not negatively gear, that is the question.…
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Industry Issues 19-09-2024
From the CEO “Risk is not just part of life. It is life. The place between your comfort zone and your dream is where life takes place. It’s the high-anxiety zone, but it’s…
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Industry Issues 12-09-2024
From the CEO Today I had the opportunity to speak to 200 policy practitioners across State Government about the constraints & policy challenges that face WA in delivering more homes, faster as part…