Building industry still suffers skills shortage

wabusinessnews.com.au, August 2007

"There remain some deep seated challenges ahead for the building industry which, without the injection of more apprentices and skilled migrants, will see another round of building cost pressures emerge later in the decade," he said.

"Today's figures underline the importance of keeping key building trades on the Federal Government's Migration Occupations in Demand List, in order to satisfy demand for trades and alleviate pressure on building costs.