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Building a new roadblock on school run
Greater Dandenong Weekly
Last month, Greater Dandenong Council approved an eight-storey building - comprising 56 apartments and a shop - that effectively reduces available car parking. The proposal for 28-30 Warwick Avenue would include 57 car spaces - four less than required ...

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Towering tax office taking shape
The Border Mail
About 95 workers are finishing the structure's concrete roof and next week will start adding the windows and coloured panels that will clad the building. It has transformed Smollett Street, dwarfing the historic Carriageway building and St Patrick's ...

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Building jobs to go if slump continues
Broker News Australia
Master Builders chief economist Peter Jones said the trend is putting the industry under pressure. "The latest building approval figures are in line with findings of the latest Master Builders' national survey which reveals that industry profits are ...

Office space demand rises
Sydney Morning Herald
Perth's mining boom and a lack of new building construction in the east are behind the rises that have led to growth in rents. In the Property Council of Australia's latest Office Market Report, it shows vacancies dropped significantly in the six ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
Independents undecided on leashing watchdog
Sydney Morning Herald
THE Labor government is yet to persuade crossbenchers to support legislation to abolish the controversial building industry watchdog that is due to be debated in Parliament this week. Labor wants to abolish the Australian Building and Construction ...

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The West Australian
Nine dead in attack on Afghan police building
The West Australian
Blood-splattered items from nearby market stalls lay scattered on the ground after the attack, which destroyed four police cars and damaged nearby buildings, according to an AFP correspondent. "Targeting areas where there are civilians clearly shows ...
Car bomb kills at least seven outside police station in KandaharHerald Sun
Seven dead in attack on Afghan police buildingAustralia Network News
Six dead in attack on Afghan police buildingRadio Australia News

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Independents undecided on leashing watchdog
WA today
THE Labor government is yet to persuade crossbenchers to support legislation to abolish the controversial building industry watchdog that is due to be debated in Parliament this week. Labor wants to abolish the Australian Building and Construction ...

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Don't weaken building watchdog, says Ted Baillieu
The Australian
"This legislation would de-stabilise the building and construction industry and discredits the Commonwealth's so-called commitment to economic reform." In its submission to a Senate inquiry on the Building and Construction Industry Improvement ...
State Government raises union fears for building sectorHerald Sun

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The Age
Independents undecided on leashing watchdog
The Age
THE Labor government is yet to persuade crossbenchers to support legislation to abolish the controversial building industry watchdog that is due to be debated in Parliament this week. Labor wants to abolish the Australian Building and Construction ...

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NSW building momentum towards Rudd
The Daily Telegraph
KEVIN Rudd's backers are counting the numbers - and it is in NSW where the numbers have started to shift the most. It is a list that many will publicly dispute for fear of revealing their hand. But as the caucus met yesterday to listen to Prime ...
Kevin Rudd backers say his support in Labor caucus is buildingThe Australian
Gillard reads riot act to Labor caucusSydney Morning Herald
Stand by me, Gillard tells wavering MPsAdelaide Now
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'Seven dead' in attack on Kandahar police building
Yahoo!7 News
Blood-splattered items from nearby market stalls lay scattered on the ground after the attack, which destroyed four police cars and damaged nearby buildings, according to an AFP correspondent. Militants frequently target Afghan police and military, ...

The West Australian
'Seven dead' in attack on Kandahar police building
The West Australian
Blood-splattered items from nearby market stalls lay scattered on the ground after the attack, which destroyed four police cars and damaged nearby buildings, according to an AFP correspondent. Militants frequently target Afghan police and military, ...
Car bomb kills at least seven outside police station in KandaharHerald Sun
Six dead in attack on Afghan police buildingAustralia Network News

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State Government raises union fears for building sector
Herald Sun
... the green light to disrupt the building sector if federal Labor abolishes the industry watchdog. In a submission to a Senate inquiry, the Government has warned that Victoria will be hit hardest if the Australian Building and Construction Commission ...

Burning ambition
The Australian
Today he's one of America's most radical proponents of eco-friendly domestic architecture, maintaining that the waste produced by the construction industry - building homes that guzzle increasing amounts of energy with modern-day comforts such as ...

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$2.5m to build; for sale for $1.5m - mansion sale reflects market's fallen ...
Courier Mail
The former used car salesman spent $2.5 million on land and construction in 2006. The price - with offers from $1.5 million - reflects last year's 21 per cent drop in median house prices at Port Hughes - the site of Mr Butterly's controversial $500 ...

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Sydney Morning Herald
The comic kid is king
Sydney Morning Herald
Character building ... a mural tribute to the comic books at a railway station. Photo: AFP David Whitley sets off on a Tintin walking tour. IN THE land of beer and chocolate, there is also a comic book shop on almost every corner and the undisputed ...

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Vics building big lead
Sportal.com.au
After bowling out the Redbacks for 224 earlier in the day the Bushrangers chose not to force the follow-on despite the hosts falling well short by 64 runs, electing to bat and build on their first innings total of 437. Fired up and eager to salvage ...

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Call for building ban in extreme risk areas
The West Australian
Building houses in areas of extreme fire danger should be banned and stringent building standards should be enforced in high-risk suburbs to protect lives and homes, according to volunteer bushfire and emergency services organisations.

Construction workers soak up high life
The West Australian
These workers, perched on the tiara that crowns the city's biggest building, are in a unique moment in time and space. They are pictured on the highest rung of the City Square tower, 234m above the ground. The photograph was taken this week as the ...
No fear as lofty workers hit the heightsPerth Now

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Brisbane Times
Big wave like surfing 'down a building'
Brisbane Times
Big Wave competition finalist Jeff Rowley describes the thrill of surfing down a "five-storey building at 80 km/h... and coming out alive". 03/02/12 Up next... Ads get social at Super Bowl Sorry. An error occured when submitting the form.
Surfer rides some truly record breakersSydney Morning Herald

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