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The Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) is Australia’s peak Representative body for all segments of the Urban Development Industry. The institute has been representing the industry in Western Australia for more than 40 years.
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SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENT IN 2012
FIVE MONTHS OF STRONGER PROPERTY MARKET ACTIVITY IN 2012 SUGGESTS THAT THE TOUGH PROPERTY MARKET CONDITIONS IN 2010 AND 2011 ARE BEHIND US. Data released this month by the Australian Bureau of Statistics indicate that…
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PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION REVIEWS LOCAL GOVERNMENT REGULATORY ROLES
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…
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A NEW URBAN PLANNING SYSTEM FOR NEW SOUTH WALES
AFTER YEARS IN OPPOSITION, THE INCOMING COALITION GOVERNMENT IN NSW HAS FOCUSSED ITS ATTENTION ON THE ANAEMIC RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION SECTOR IN THE STATE First off the rank was a budget in June that places a…
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THE CENSUS ARRIVES
AFTER FIVE YEARS, THE WAIT IS OVER. NO, IT IS NOT TIME FOR THE ESTONIAN SONG FESTIVAL, LAULUPIDU, THIS IS HELD AGAIN IN 2014, BUT THE MUCH ANTICIPATED CENSUS OF POPULATION AND HOUSING. The Census…