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Industry confidence wavers as infrastructure investment falters

Increasing uncertainty in the infrastructure pipeline is constraining business investment in skills and exacerbating the existing capacity crunch, reveals Consult Australia’s latest skills survey.

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How Consult Australia untangles the trickiest policy knots

Untying the knots in shoelaces. Untangling a bundle of fairy lights. Unpicking a broken construction contracting model. Consult Australia’s Head of Policy and Government Relations, Kristy Eulenstein, has always been drawn to complex problems ..

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What do changes to the Professional Employees Award 2020 mean for your business?

Consult Australia continues to advocate on behalf of members on the rising cost of doing business and pushes for clearer communication and guidance from the Fair Work Commission.

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Contracts for Consultants: Navigating a risky business

After two decades helping consultants solve disputes, barrister Tony Horan has plenty of “war stories” to share – but only within the four walls of the Contracts for Consultants seminar room. As Tony passes the 2,000 participants milestone, we asked him for tips on negotiating fairer contracts.

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Budget boost for energy efficiency 

The May Federal Budget allocated close to $2.9 billion to support business decarbonisation, energy efficiency and electrification. Now is the time to leverage good design and engineering to ensure the built environment can support and sustain the net zero transitions, says Ashburner Francis ...

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Umwelt's secret sauce: People, planet and #MeDay

Consult Australia’s Medium Firm of the Year, Umwelt, was a rare beneficiary of the ‘Great Resignation’, attracting more than 131 talented professionals between the peak of the pandemic and today. What is Umwelt’s secret sauce? Managing Director Barbara Crossley gives us ...

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Elevating First Nations leadership in the built environment

As Australia gears up for NAIDOC Week, Melanie Grills, Arup’s new First Nations Project Leader for Australasia, offers a clear call to action. “There are many opportunities for the built environment to incorporate genuine connection with and recognition of First Nations people. It all starts ...

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