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Goop Guys Celebrate 25 Years!

Goop Guys Celebrate 25 Years!

This weekend, one of the great Australian small-business success stories hits a huge milestone, the Goop Guys are turning 25. And where better to celebrate than Australia Zoo, a Queensland icon in its own right. From humble beginnings on the Sunshine Coast to building...

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Fee-Free TAFE Cuts Threaten 11,000 Queensland Construction Placements

Fee-Free TAFE Cuts Threaten 11,000 Queensland Construction Placements

A proposed change to federal TAFE funding arrangements could leave Queensland builders and trades short of the next generation of workers, just as the state's apprenticeship numbers were heading in the right direction. Australia is trying to build more homes. Everyone...

Victoria Moves to Make Undocumented Variations a Criminal Offence

Victoria Moves to Make Undocumented Variations a Criminal Offence

A new Victorian Bill introduced this week would make it a criminal offence for builders to agree to undocumented variations in two situations: when the total contract value reaches $20,000 or more, or when a variation increases the contract cost by $5,000 or more. The...