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Congress 2010 registrations now open

Today - Property Council of Australia
Register now for Congress 2010, the premier commercial property event of the year.

Trouble in paradise?

Yesterday - Bob Wilson
The Gold Coast is one of Queensland’s tourist meccas, but was its commercial property markets as sunny as the climate during the global financial crisis?

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New Parliament is an opportunity for reform

The Property Council of Australia has congratulated Julia Gillard on forming a minority government.

Advocacy

Pre Federal Budget Submission: 2010/11

Growth and Nation Building
Australian cities must be exciting, accessible and safe in order to be magnets that attract and leverage capital and talent.

Policies
Fairer Taxes
Property bears a disproportionate share of Australia's tax burden.

Policies
- Henry Tax Review
Cutting Red Tape & Borderless Markets

Australian business struggles under increasing regulation which stifles efficiency and productivity.
Climate Change & Environment
The property industry has a clear plan for addressing climate change.

Policies
- Mandatory Disclosure
Housing & Community Dividends

Effective policy is required to deliver community safety, corporate reporting and housing affordability, which is now out of reach for many Australians.
Governing Smarter

Australia needs to rethink and modernise the Federation.
Skills & Innovation

Properly funded training and a greater emphasis on R&D is required to instil and maintain the skill levels of property professionals.
Sectoral Growth Strategies

Each sector of the property industry faces hurdles that undermine productivity and reduce returns on investment.

Multimedia

Congress 2010 September 12-14, Gold Coast
Mandatory Disclosure What you need to know
Retail owners Takeouts from UK & US markets
Environmental law Garrett outlines Government position
Top 10 tips Practical tips to be "green"
EB Case Studies A review of 4 case studies
Capital Markets The market for existing buildings
Empire State Building Retro-greening an icon
BEMP 2009 Built Environment Meets Parliament
John Edwards Pt1 The residential market

Soapbox

ACT Tax Review

Thursday, 26 Aug 10
ACT Treasurer, Katy Gallagher, has promised a mini Henry style review of tax – an excellent idea, especially for the property sector.

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Catherine Carter: Keeping our cities healthy
Peter Verwer: The terrific and the toxic
Peter Verwer: A plan for managing our urban assets
Catherine Carter: More work needed on ACT Infrastructure Plan

People Watch

Squeezing every drop: Alan Martin
02 Sep 2010
Altus Page Kirkland’s Alan Martin talks property and how the sector is shaping up as it emerges from the global financial crisis.

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Who's making their move in property?

State by State

Property Council Divisions

We maintain offices in every state and territory around the country.
Check out your local advocacy and property news now!

Vacancy rate increase for Canberra’s office market

04 Aug 10 - ACT Division
Supply additions have caused the office market vacancy rate in Canberra to increase from 8.6 percent to 13.6 percent, its highest level on record.
NSW levies ‘solution’ fails to deliver confidence

02 Sep 10 - NSW Division
The NSW Government has drastically watered down proposed changes to the application of local infrastructure contributions across NSW.
Property Council appoints new NT ED

13 Aug 10 - NT Division
The Property Council of Australia has appointed Nick Bradley to the position of Northern Territory Executive Director.
State Government acts on Caloundra South

02 Sep 10 - QLD Division
Decision not to move Caloundra Aerodrome site could save up to $100 million in tax payer dollars, says Queensland Government.
Melbourne Lord Mayor Robert Doyle to charge Adelaide's Powerhouse CBD

Yesterday - SA Division
Melbourne's outspoken Lord Mayor Robert Doyle will speak his mind as to how Adelaide can power up its CBD as special keynote speaker at the Property Council's Powerhouse CBD seminar on 30 September.
Land tax victory for Tasmania

09 Aug 10 - TAS Division
The Property Council has achieved, in the words of the Treasurer: “the biggest land tax reform this state has ever seen”.
Get ahead of the pack on Mandatory Disclosure

02 Sep 10 - VIC Division
Find out how to get ahead of the pack on Mandatory Disclosure at the September seminars.
New supply edges Perth office markets vacancy rates higher

04 Aug 10 - WA Division
New office vacancy figures highlight business confidence in Western Australia, despite rising interest rates and the spectre of the Resource Super Profits Tax.
'Special trading precincts' announced in WA

18 Jun 10 - SCCA
The Western Australian Government has announced Armadale and Midland as further special trading precincts in Perth.
Research: Reference library on housing affordability

15 Apr 10 - Residential Development Council
Access our reference library of studies on housing affordability from Australia and elsewhere in the world.

Capital Markets

Read the Chinese signs at Congress 2010

18 Aug 10
Economists predict China will overtake Japan this year to become the world’s second biggest economy behind the USA.

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Unlisted property: the slow climb back

01 Sep 10 - Lynne Blundell
The long-term impact of the GFC will be top of mind for delegates to Congress 2010. How has unlisted property weathered the economic storm?

Sustainability

BEMP alliance seeks leadership on cities

18 Aug 10
An alliance of leading business organisations has called on the major political parties to revitalise Australia’s capital cities.

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Clean energy website to encourage efficiency

26 Aug 10 - Property Council
A new QLD State Government website aims to encourage large scale buildings to reduce their carbon emissions and save on energy bills.

Office

Office space demand rebounds

06 Aug 10
Property Council research shows demand for Australian office space has bounced back after the global financial crisis, with half year demand at double the 20-year average.

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CRE: Too much space?

23 Aug 10 - Rodney Timm
As a result of staff cuts and business contraction during the GFC, many organisations now find themselves with space to spare.

Infrastructure & Planning

2010 Population Summit a roaring success

24 Aug 10
Victorian Population Summit a roaring success!

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Don’t mention the war

30 Aug 10 - Bernard Salt
Property industry bodies, while busy fighting battles for the sector, have failed to confront and deal with the underlying war on development.

Residential

Regional cities fund for sustainable growth

29 Jul 10
The Federal Government's 'Building Better Regional Cities' project will aim to provide affordable housing to ease pressure on major cities.

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Perth housing density levels still the same

30 Jul 10
Low density dwellings still make up two thirds of all building approvals in the Perth metropolitan area, say the ABS.

Retail

The control of competition

12 Jul 10
Some experts claim that planning and zoning regimes act as a barrier to supermarket competition, but recent research shows this is not necessarily the case.

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Cities expensive for retailers

14 Jul 10 - Property Australia
Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane all feature in the ranks of the Top 10 cities with the priciest retail rents.

Resource Centre

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Property Australia: Sep 2010
The future in our sights

Research

Jan 2010 Office Market Report
Total Vacancy by Capital City
Sydney CBD	8.1%
Melbourne CBD	6.6%
Canberra Region	8.7%
Brisbane CBD	11.3%
Perth CBD	8.2%
Adelaide Core	6.1%
Hobart CBD	3.7%
Darwin CBD	8.4%
Visit www.OfficeMarketReport.com.au for more information.

Q1 2010 Investment Performance Index
Total Annual Returns by Sector
Composite Property	1.0%
Retail	3.0%
Office	-0.9%
Industrial	1.1%
S&P/ASX 200 A-REIT	40.6%
S&P/ASX 200	41.7%
CBA Bond: 10 Year Maturities	-0.7%
Download the Q1 2010 headline results.
Visit IPD Australia's website for more information.

September 2009 Construction Activity Forecasts
Annual Growth Rates by Sector
Residential (3 Year)	7.1%
Residential (5 Year)	9.1%
Residential (8 Year)	7.9%
Non-Residential (3 Year)	-3.9%
Non-Residential (5 Year)	0.9%
Non-Residential (8 Year)	2.6%
Engineering (3 Year)	-2.1%
Engineering (5 Year)	3.3%
Engineering (8 Year)	2.8%
Visit www.cfc.acif.com.au for more information.

Leading Indicators

Leading Indicators measures the movement of market indicators across Australia, together with Davis Langdon's Tender Level Index.

Leading Indicators August 2010

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