Australia
Sharp decline eases for PCI but long road ahead
The contraction in construction activity has slowed but business conditions are still negative in the Australian Industry Group’s Australian Performance ...
Residential construction second biggest contributor to Australian jobs
The National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation has released a report that has shown home building to have the second ...
Government to deliver huge push for infrastructure jobs in Australia
The Federal Government has partnered with state and territory governments across the country to deliver its recently announced $1.5 billion ...
Australia to uncover ‘geological potential’ of critical minerals exploration
The Critical Minerals Facilitation Office and Geoscience Australia have announced the development of a web-based critical minerals portal to encourage ...
Victorian caves hide mountainous secret
Researchers from the University of Melbourne have found evidence that Australia’s mountains are still growing after studying stalactites inside the ...
Australian lime market to reach more than $500 billion this decade
There are good signs for Australia’s limestone segment, with the lime market expected to exceed $USD339.5 billion ($AUD510.8 billion) by ...
Five-year freeze on royalty rates for construction, industrial minerals in WA
Building materials producers in Western Australia will be given fixed royalty rates for the next five years which will support ...
Victorian Government to deliver $2.7 billion construction blitz
The Victorian Government has promised 3700 jobs by allocating $2.7 billion to new construction works to cushion the impact of ...
Moody’s downgrades global construction prospects for 2020-21
On the back of coronavirus disruptions, investor relations company Moody’s has issued a pessimistic outlook on the global construction industry ...
