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Australia’s Construction Cost Pressures Ease
Business
Wednesday February 1 2023

Australia’s Construction Cost Pressures Ease

Pressures on construction prices and costs throughout Australia appear to be easing, with the latest data showing that output price growth in housing construction and civil/heavy...

Weathering Steel Could Reshape Australian Bridge Design and Maintenance
Structural
Thursday June 23 2022

Weathering Steel Could Reshape Australian Bridge Design and Maintenance

Use of weathering steel in construction of bridges in suitable environments could slash maintenance costs and eliminate the need for bridges to be repainted, an online...

Material, Trade Shortages Will Force Builders to the Wall
Residential
Monday November 1 2021

Material, Trade Shortages Will Force Builders to the Wall

Builders are likely to face financial difficulty as labour and material shortages are leading to project delays and cost blowouts, an industry leader in Queensland has...

Green Exports Could Drive $333 billion in Aussie Earnings: Report
Energy
Tuesday October 5 2021

Green Exports Could Drive $333 billion in Aussie Earnings: Report

Australia could generate up to $333 billion per annum in earnings from exports of products such as green steel, renewable hydrogen and ammonia, green aluminium and...

Victoria Puts Construction Material Shortage Under the Microscope
Business
Thursday June 24 2021

Victoria Puts Construction Material Shortage Under the Microscope

Victoria has put the shortage of timber and other building materials under the spotlight as the state moves to address supply constraints.

Aussie Steel Maker Nearly Doubles Profit Despite COVID
Business
Monday February 22 2021

Aussie Steel Maker Nearly Doubles Profit Despite COVID

One of Australia’s largest manufactures of steel products has defied a COVID economic slowdown to almost double its profits.

Huge New Roof Will Transform Australia’s Busiest Train Station
Infrastructure
Thursday September 10 2020

Huge New Roof Will Transform Australia’s Busiest Train Station

The skyline above Sydney’s busiest train station is being transformed as an 80 meter roof weighing 330 tonnes is being erected across nine platforms.

NSW Wants to Replace Unsafe Bridges
Infrastructure
Friday August 21 2020

NSW Wants to Replace Unsafe Bridges

Hundreds of old and unsafe timber bridges will be replaced with new modular concrete bridging systems under a $500 million program being run by the NSW...

Business
7 Mar, 2018
Trump Refuses to Back Down on Tariffs

President Donald Trump is facing growing pressure from political and diplomatic allies as well as US companies to pull back from proposed steel and aluminium tariffs,...

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