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Increase skilled visas and improve supply chains the ways to catch up on lost productivity says UDIA
In line with Urban Development Institute of Australia’s own data, today’s NHFIC cost inflation report shows building material and labour cost inflation increased at…
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National Housing & Homelessness Agreement Review points to the need for immediate action on supply
The Urban Development Institute of Australia welcomes the release of the Productivity Commission’s National Housing and Homelessness Agreement (NHHA) Review and urges Government to…
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UDIA welcomes 10,000 new places for regional residents to access housing market sooner
UDIA welcomes the bringing forward of 10,000 new places under the Federal Government’s new Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee. This targeted application of the…
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UDIA National calls on Government to fast-track training and migration of skilled workers
Ahead of the Jobs & Skills Summit, UDIA National calls on Government to immediately fast track initiatives that resolve shortages in the construction workforce,…
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UDIA calls for action to reverse decline in dwelling approvals
With dwelling approvals at the lowest level in more than a decade, Urban Development Institute of Australia calls for urgent action to reverse this…
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UDIA Welcomes national focus on solutions to housing affordability and homelessness
Urban Development Institute of Australia National welcomes today’s meeting of Housing Ministers from across Australia with the common goal of finding solutions to housing…
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UDIA Welcomes expansion of Home Guarantee Scheme to improve access to housing
Urban Development Institute of Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s expansion of the Home Guarantee Scheme to help boost home ownership for Australians starting out…
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Interest rate rise pain can be eased by boosting housing supply and taking pressure off costs says UDIA
Today’s Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announcement of a further half percent interest rate rise highlights the growing need to counter the pain by…
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Declining Building Approvals -UDIA calls for Government focus on housing supply and skilled workers
Tuesday 31 May 2022 Today’s Australian Bureau of Statistics’ announcement of a 2.4% fall in Building Approvals is a timely reminder of the challenges…
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UDIA Celebrates the best of the best in our industry in the UDIA National Awards for Excellence 2022.
Tonight, at the prestigious UDIA National Awards for Excellence 2022, we recognised and celebrated the very best that Australia’s urban development industry has to…
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UDIA Congratulates the Albanese Government on its Victory
Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) congratulates the Australian Labor Party on yesterday’s election victory and welcomes the opportunity to collaborate with the incoming…
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Low unemployment and a skills shortage – UDIA calls on Government to focus on Skilled Labour
Today’s Australian Bureau of Statistics’ announcement of an unemployment rate of 3.9% is a timely reminder of the need to boost skilled workers to…