Cbd's Cranes Taking Flight

IN THE past few months the Sydney skyline has undergone a significant change as the number of cranes dotting the tops of buildings have gradually disappeared. Since the peak of the construction boom in April last year, there were 34 cranes across the Sydney CBD. That number is now 22 and property

Skills Costs Hit The Roof, Due For A Fall

Sydney's shortage of trades people - and the prices some are charging - is a classic symptom of an economy that's running at a furious pace and due for a dose of corrective medicine. One-off events - the Olympics, the hail storm in the eastern suburbs and early home building and renovations to b