ACIF – Cautiously Optimistic Regarding Planned Jobs & Skills Summit
The upcoming Jobs and Skills Summit in Canberra from 1-2 September will be reminiscent of the Hawke Government’s 1983 National Economic Summit, held at the time to try to turn [...]
ACIF – NSW and Queensland Budgets Released
The New South Wales and Queensland 2022-2023 Budgets have recently been released. In the NSW Budget it is good to see that $500 million has been pledged towards unlocking land and [...]
ACIF – Let’s Use the Current Circumstances as an Opportunity
The construction industry is continuing to do it tough with materials and skills shortages. Incoming federal ministers have reportedly put the backlog of visa applications for thousands of skilled workers at [...]
ACIF Assessing New Government’s Plans for the Industry
With the federal election now behind us, the dust is settling, and the Australian construction industry is trying to assess what it means and what the future holds. ACIF’s [...]
ACIF Forecasts Release and Briefing Tomorrow
The May 2022 ACIF Forecasts will be released tomorrow, and you will be able to purchase the Australian Construction Market Report and access to the Customised Forecasts Dashboard here on the day. [...]
ACIF – The Federal Budget and the Construction Industry
The Federal Budget was delivered yesterday evening, and there was quite a lot in there of interest to the construction industry. Some of the key measures include: The Government [...]
ACIF – Industry Keen to Assist with Flooding Recovery
On Friday last week, I attended a National Coordination Mechanism meeting, which brought together disaster recovery agencies and construction industry associations to discuss how the construction industry could assist [...]
ACIF – Welcomes the Community Housing Industry Association
On Monday this week, the first ACIF Member Meeting of 2022 was held, and it was a successful and valuable time of sharing perspectives and moving forward on various [...]
ACIF – Thriving Construction Industry Brings Opportunities and Challenges
Welcome to the first ACIF e-news of 2022. I hope you had some quality time off over the summer break. As we head into the third year that Australia [...]
Season’s Greetings from ACIF
From the team at ACIF, we wish you a safe and happy holiday season, and thank our members and partners for a great year, despite the challenging circumstances. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. See [...]