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Queensland Promised Healthcare Expansion
The new state budget for 2011/12 has allocated a seismic $11 billion to expand its hospitals and mental health services. The budget allows for $950.7 million for more hospital staff, services for the...
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Canberra Office Market Turns Corner
Thanks to stronger than anticipated demand and low levels of construction in recent years, the commercial property market in Canberra is starting to turn around, the latest report says. Continued low...
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Government ‘Abbott-Proofing’ Mining Tax?
Opposition leader Tony Abbott has warned business Australia that undoing the mining tax and carbon pricing would be a challenge. In what is being labeled as ‘Abbott-proof’ initiatives, the opposition...
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Australia Registers First Green Star – Communities PILOT Project
The Green Building Council of Australia’s (GCBA) recently-released Green Star – Communities rating tool has been received an overwhelmingly positive response since its announcement. “This great new...
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ACT Safety Failings Incur Official Safety Probe
The state of construction workplace safety in the ACT is becoming such an issue an official probe into the sector has been launched. Attorney-General Simon Corbell says his decision to initiate the...
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How Silence is Threatening the Safety of ACT Workers
Unsafe construction industry practices have led Attorney General Simon Corbell to call for an official safety probe. The news comes after a notable increased injury and fatality rate in Australia’s...
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Australia’s Largest Solar Farm Part of Ambitious ACT Climate Plan
The ACT government is aiming to have 90 per cent of the Territory’s electricity come from renewable sources and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 per cent by 2020 and has committed to reducing net...
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Competition on to Replace ‘Embarrassing’ Lodge
The Lodge on the Lake Design Ideas Competition. According to the director of the National Gallery of Australia, the official Canberra Prime Ministerial residence – also known as the Lodge – is a poorly...
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A Grand Plan for Canberra
The Boardwalk. With the launch of a new City Plan and the City to the Lake project, Canberra is looking to the future. “As we celebrate our first 100 years, and look towards our next century, it is...
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Canberra’s Landscape Architecture on Display
The National Archives of Australia in Canberra are currently hosting an exhibition entitled Design 29: Creating a Capital. The exhibition allows visitors to view rarely-seen finalist design proposals...
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