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Posted August 07, 2019 16:48:43 The recessionary conditions in construction have deepened, with the industry experiencing the sharpest decline in activity in six years. Key points: Construction activity has contracted for the past 11 consecutive months, but more sharply in recent months Employment and forward orders continue to weaken, according to the PCI survey There
Posted August 07, 2019 17:47:12 Photo: Asbestos can be difficult to identify when renovating a home. (ABC News: Rhiannon Shine) The lawyer for a man awarded a landmark $3 million payout from asbestos maker James Hardie has warned that the rise in popularity of home renovation TV shows could be putting more lives at risk.
Updated August 06, 2019 09:06:36 Photo: US President Donald Trump has imposed 10 per cent tariffs on $US300 billion of Chinese imports. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser) Wall Street has suffered its worst trading day of the year, with the Dow Jones index plunging 768 points. Key points: Technology companies and banks were hit hardest It
Updated August 06, 2019 06:21:25 Photo: US President Donald Trump has imposed 10 per cent tariffs on $US300 billion of Chinese imports. (ABC News: Jarrod Fankhauser) The Dow Jones Industrial Average has tumbled more than 700 points in a global selloff, in its worst drop of the year. The fall was triggered by China’s willingness
Posted August 06, 2019 00:14:37 A portion of Australia’s gas supplies could be set aside for domestic use as part of a Federal Government push to try to bring down gas prices. Key points: The Government will look to replicate WA’s scheme in eastern Australia The ACCC has backed calls for a national gas reservation
Updated August 05, 2019 17:47:28 Australia is eyeing off the United States’ tightly guarded fuel reserve as it seeks to overcome having less than a third of the stocks it should. Key points: Australia has less than a third of the fuel supplies it is required to under an international agreements Defence Minister Linda Reynolds
Email Posted August 05, 2019 06:41:05 Business has already slowed for Lachlan Carnell, but concrete prices will go up when the local plant is forced to truck in water. ABC Southern Queensland: Elly Bradfield Topics: drought, water, water-supply, building-and-construction, small-business, stanthorpe-4380 Source link
Updated August 04, 2019 00:05:05 Photo: Mascot Towers was evacuated on June 14 after cracks appeared in the building’s beams. (AAP: Bianca de Marchi) Unit owners in Sydney’s evacuated Mascot Towers building are facing a bill of at least $10 million to repair the 10-storey building. Key points: Mascot Towers residents were forced out of
Posted August 03, 2019 19:33:33 The Marble Masterpiece was sourced from Mudgee, Rylstone, Coolah, Kempsey, Gilmore, Gundagai and Borenore. ABC Riverina: Mollie Gorman Topics: contemporary-art, tourism, rural-tourism, building-and-construction, gundagai-2722 Source link
