Posted on October 20, 2017 The first six-monthly Small Business in Focus Report (#14) for 2017 has been released by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). Based on a revised methodology of reporting its statistical data, the ABCC indicates a decline in reports and enquiries made by small business compared to the previous six months.
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Posted on October 20, 2017 The monthly trend unemployment rate has decreased by 0.2% over the past 12 months to 5.5% in September 2017, according to revised ABS data. The monthly trend unemployment rate for both males and females dropped to 5.5%, meaning no gap in unemployment rates between genders. Full-time employment grew by 16,000 in September while part-time employment increased by 8,000.
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Posted on October 19, 2017 Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) is delighted to announce the finalists for the Fire Protection Industry Awards 2017. This year's 15 finalists across five judged categories were selected against criteria including innovation, technical excellence and contribution to the industry, among others.
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Posted on October 17, 2017 Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) has launched a new landing page for the recent New South Wales building reforms, bringing together a range of resources.
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Posted on October 05, 2017 Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) has today launched a new register of fire protection practitioners to connect building owners and industry looking for assistance in preparing Annual or Supplementary Fire Safety Statements with FPA Australia Corporate members who currently do this work.
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Posted on September 19, 2017 The monthly full-time employment trend continued to increase in August 2017, with trend estimate of employment increasing by 27,100 (to 12,249,500) compared with 26,000 in July.
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Posted on September 08, 2017 Recommendations to ban imports of polyethylene core (PE) cladding products do not address the underlying cause of the risk from combustible cladding use on Australian buildings, the Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) believes.
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Posted on September 06, 2017 The Queensland Government has set a strong example for the rest of the country with its announcement yesterday it would strip and replace the cladding on Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital.
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Posted on August 30, 2017 Fire Protection Association Australia (FPA Australia) will establish a New South Wales state headquarters in Sydney’s inner suburbs in October in response to the state’s unprecedented growth in membership.
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Posted on August 29, 2017 The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) has announced the appointment of two experts to lead an examination into compliance and enforcement problems in the Australian construction sector.
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