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Lending for housing finance expanded 5.1% in July 2019, compared with the prior month, lifting to AUD17.896 billion as lending to Owner Occupiers lifted by 5.3% to AUD13.253 billion. The val…
Lending for housing finance expanded 5.1% in July 2019, compared with the prior month, lifting to AUD17.896 billion as lending to Owner Occupiers lifted by 5.3% to AUD13.253 billion. The val…
The downturn in residential dwelling approvals continued in July, with monthly approvals falling 2.6% compared with June. On a year-end basis, approvals for all dwellings were down 21.5% o…
Around 25 per cent of Australians have seen The Ultimate Renewable™ campaign run by Forest and Wood Products Australia (FWPA), which research shows is positively changing public opinions o…
New research has informed the development of a model pricing index that will meet the unique needs of the Australian hardwood and softwood sectors. The index will help to provide market parti…
Over two days in Queensland this August, the forestry industry and representatives from various other agricultural sectors united to consider biosecurity in Australia, including its inc…
Planet Ark is celebrating the introduction of a Wood Encouragement Policy in Western Australia, having played a key role in the policy’s adoption. Planet Ark’s “Make it Wood” campaign, supp…
A sustainability scoping study across the forest and wood products sector has uncovered the strengths, challenges and motivators in sustainability actions and reporting. There is opport…
A new approach to tech transfer and skills development was delivered through a workshop to help the softwood sector improve its understanding of how to better use the massive quantities of da…