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The West Australian

The residential development industry is a significant contributor to the state’s economic wealth, and recent figures have only served to highlight this continuing trend.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) released figures this week outlining Australia’s National Accounts and providing a state-by-state breakdown of economic growth.

Read the full column by UDIA WA President Col Dutton in The West Australian here

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