Articles tagged with 'national-broadband-network'

"Curate's egg" recovery from 2008 collapse for construction industry

7 December 2009 | The health of the construction industry is good in parts, according to the latest forecasts from the Construction Forecasting Council. Government spending is holding up activity in non-residential and engineering construction according to the Australian Construction Industry Forum.


Budget breakdown

14 May 2009 | The federal government is investing $22 billion in nation building infrastructure in order to help Australia survive the economic downturn and improve the nation's transport, communications, health and education facilities.


A welcome stimulus for the construction industry

13 May 2009 | Investing in Australia's infrastructure has been described as the "centrepiece for the 2009-10 Budget" by the Australian government.