âLong maybesâ plaguing business desperate to get things done
Business by Dan Knowles
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Subscriber only Desperate Queensland business leaders have called for an end to the long maybes and State Government delays they fear will knobble the state s bounce-back out of COVID. The cost of doing business in Queensland could rise as much as 30 per cent in construction and infrastructure with the expansion of new industrial relations rules, builders warn. Industries across the board are warning of a jobs cliff, with shortages in critical areas, including vacancies for 4400 car mechanics statewide and farmers are having to dump millions of dollars worth of crops because they cannot find anyone to pick them - when Queensland has among the highest unemployment in the country.
Property by CITY BEAT Glen Norris 22nd Apr 2021 7:44 PM
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Subscriber only The HomeBuilder construction boom has created a ticking time bomb as surging costs of material and labour cuts profit margins in the building sector to the bone. Master Builders Queensland deputy chief executive Paul Bidwell says the surge in new home projects sparked by HomeBuilder grants could send more builders to the wall as the price of everything from timber and pipes to plumbers and roofing contractors increases. Bidwell s comments come after award-winning Brisbane builder PlanBuild collapsed earlier this week leaving 40 projects around the city unfinished. He says the average cost of a $300,000 new home in south-east Queensland could increase by up to $30,000, which in many cases could not be passed onto customers by builders. Materials make up about 60 per cent of a building s costs with labour making up the res
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