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More contracts cancelled as home building confidence slumps
Business
Monday July 27 2026

More contracts cancelled as home building confidence slumps

More home building contracts are being cancelled across Australia as market confidence slumps in response to interest rate rises, new data shows.

Australia’s construction sector splits in two as financial pressures mount
Business
Monday July 27 2026

Australia’s construction sector splits in two as financial pressures mount

Australia’s construction sector has become increasingly divided as residential builders have become more likely to default on trade payments than their commercial counterparts, a new report...

The weather nobody in housing is talking about
Business
Monday July 27 2026

The weather nobody in housing is talking about

There is a factor that has been almost entirely absent from Australia’s housing supply debate. The data to quantify it has been publicly available the whole...

Six years on with the NSW Construction Reform…
Strata
Thursday July 23 2026

Six years on with the NSW Construction Reform…

Much has been said about the impact of the unintended consequences of the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (NSW) and accompanying regulations (the DBP) on...

Queensland construction giant to dig deep for Brisbane Stadium
Commercial
Tuesday July 21 2026

Queensland construction giant to dig deep for Brisbane Stadium

A leading Queensland engineering, building and urban development company has been chosen to prepare the way for construction of the main stadium for the 2032 Brisbane...

Housing starts drop back
Residential
Monday July 13 2026

Housing starts drop back

Building commenced on fewer homes throughout Australia in the March quarter following a spike in housing starts over the last three months of 2025, new data...

Cargo planes try out Australia’s first new international airport in 50 years
Civil
Monday July 13 2026

Cargo planes try out Australia’s first new international airport in 50 years

Cargo planes have begun to try out Australia’s first new international airport in 50 years.

A contemporary anchor for building regulatory ecosystems
Business
Thursday July 9 2026

A contemporary anchor for building regulatory ecosystems

It’s not every day that you see a piece of draft legislation that is not the product of government.

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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