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Tuesday March 19, 2024

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Ground Breaks on Huge WA Battery Project
Business
Monday March 18 2024

Ground Breaks on Huge WA Battery Project

Ground has broken on what will be one of the world’s largest batteries which is set to be built in Western Australia.

New Home Sales Edge Up in February
Business
Monday March 18 2024

New Home Sales Edge Up in February

Australia’s residential construction industry has been given some reasonably good news, with the latest data showing a modest increase in new home sales.

Housing Construction Lending and Approvals Plummet
Business
Tuesday March 12 2024

Housing Construction Lending and Approvals Plummet

Australia’s residential construction industry is off to a slow start to 2024, with new data showing that building approvals and housing construction lending are close to...

Australia’s Infrastructure Sector Must Eradicate Modern Slavery
Safety
Tuesday March 12 2024

Australia’s Infrastructure Sector Must Eradicate Modern Slavery

The infrastructure sector across Australia and New Zealand must adopt proactive measures to prevent modern slavery from occurring within its projects and supply chains, a webinar...

Skills Shortages Hold Back Australia’s Construction Industry
Business
Wednesday March 6 2024

Skills Shortages Hold Back Australia’s Construction Industry

Skills shortages have emerged as a key area of constraint which is holding back Australia’s construction sector, a survey has found.

Audit Slams NSW Safety Regulator
Safety
Wednesday March 6 2024

Audit Slams NSW Safety Regulator

The regulator for workplace safety in New South Wales has been slammed in a damming new report.

Infrastructure Drives World’s Construction Markets Forward
Business
Wednesday March 6 2024

Infrastructure Drives World’s Construction Markets Forward

Strong activity in infrastructure is expected to continue to drive positive conditions in the world’s construction markets, a new report has found.

Finding and Fixing What Lies Beneath in Waterproofing
Residential
Thursday February 29 2024

Finding and Fixing What Lies Beneath in Waterproofing

Within the construction sector water ingress represents a significant adversary capable of inflicting substantial damage on structural integrity.

30 Actions Needed for More Women in Construction
Business
Monday February 26 2024

30 Actions Needed for More Women in Construction

Wide ranging action is needed in order to attract and retain more women in the construction industry, a new report focused on New South Wales has...

Business
27 Mar, 2020
Builder avoids jail over insurance fraud

A South Australian builder who duped investors and councils by forging more than 200 insurance certificates has avoided jail time.

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Residential
21 Jan, 2020
WA shock safety campaign delay questioned

The mother of a girl who was left severely brain-damaged from an electric shock at state-owned housing in Perth has welcomed a public safety campaign but...

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Business
10 Jan, 2020
Woodside Gets Not for Sangomar Project

Senegal has authorised the West African country's first oil development, the $US4.2 billion Sangomar offshore oil project, operator Woodside Petroleum has announced.

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Green
18 Dec, 2019
Industry groups want climate change action

Six industry groups are calling on the Victorian government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while ensuring a fair transition for the workers, communities and industries affected.  

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Safety
29 Nov, 2019
Worker dies after Sydney pipe bursts

A worker has died in hospital after being struck in the head by a burst pressurised water pipe at a central Sydney worksite.

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Business
19 Nov, 2019
Plumber penalised over $150,000 for Cheating Workers and Lying

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties of $151,200 against a Victorian plumber and his company for underpaying a young worker following previous court action involving...

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Business
13 Nov, 2019
Worker injured in Melbourne crane fall

A man has been rescued from a crane at a Melbourne construction site after falling two metres and suffering head and back injuries.

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Safety
6 Sep, 2019
Safety body for Qld workers after deaths

A new independent safety body for Queensland resource workers would be established under a bill introduced to state parliament. 

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Commercial
6 Sep, 2019
Sydney stadium demolition cost revealed

The demolition of Sydney's Allianz Stadium will cost taxpayers just under $40 million, leaving $689 million in the budget to rebuild the venue at Moore Park.

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