Media Release Building approvals rose by 4.4 per cent in September and 6.3 per cent over the quarter, indicating a recovery in the home building market, according to new ABS figures. However, Master Builders Australia’s Chief Economist Shane Garrett said there’s still a long way to go to meet the Housing Accord’s goal of 1.2…
The British cannot help themselves. They are a meddling island people who conquered huge swathes of the earth in a fictional fit of absentmindedness and remain haughty for having done so. They have fought more countries they can name, engaged in more wars they care to remember. They have overthrown elected rulers and sabotaged incipient…
CSIRO News Release The State of the Climate Report 2024 has found Australia’s weather and climate has continued to change, with an increase in extreme heat events, longer fire seasons, more intense heavy rainfall, and sea level rise. The report, prepared every two years, was released today by Australia’s national science agency, CSIRO, and the…
By Callen Sorensen Karklis The Queensland state election over the weekend has brought about what I warned the QLD Labor was in danger of as far back as 2017. The Labor party’s almost decade long era in power since 2015 under Palaszczuk and then Miles has ended. Labor’s Legacy under Palaszczuk/Miles Labor’s Legacy under its…
He was 18 years old, didn’t have a driver’s license but had his L plates and a hot Ford Falcon. He worked in a bar and after work, with a few drinks under the belt went to drive home with a couple of close friends as passengers. The car was pretty powerful and he did…
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By Jane Salmon Marian Street ACTION welcomes action by Councillors on redevelopment of Marian St Theatre. At their first regular meeting of the fresh Ku-ring-gai Council term, all ten Councillors voted unanimously to receive the recommendations of staff on the actions required to progress the planned redevelopment of Marian Street into a state-of-the-art multipurpose arts…
Master Builders Australia Following the release of the COVID-19 inquiry report handed down today, Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn said HomeBuilder was the right policy for the time and should not become the scapegoat for systemic housing challenges. “The Federal Government had a difficult job of keeping the economy afloat with targeted stimulus measures…
It’s interesting what constitutes a scandal these days compared with just a few years ago. For example, sending people debt notices illegally for money they didn’t owe only got a passing mention. Paying ten times the price that land was valued at was ok. Giving millions to a firm whose office was a shack in…
For decades, the cultural phenomenon known as Americanisation has taken place with diffusing ease. Momentum was gained with the retreat of communism from Europe’s eastern states with the end of the Cold War and the eventual termination of the Soviet Union in 1991. Global brands of Americana from fizzy drinks to Dallas became pervasive cultural presences.…
Oxfam Australia Media Release In reaction to the Knesset passing bills banning UNRWA from operating in areas under Israel’s control, Sally Abi Khalil, Oxfam Regional Director in the Middle East and North Africa said: “Israel has bombed Palestinians to death, maimed them, starved them, and is now ridding them of their biggest lifeline of aid.…