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Permanent solution needed for fire testing solution: Housing group
Technology
Monday July 13 2026

Permanent solution needed for fire testing solution: Housing group

Australia needs a permanent solution in relation to the fire safety testing of building products and systems following the announcement of a six-month extension to the...

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.

Builders raise alarm about fire testing lab closure
Buildings
Thursday July 9 2026

Builders raise alarm about fire testing lab closure

Australia’s construction industry is raising the alarm about the planned closure of a major testing laboratory in Sydney, warning that its loss would halve the nation’s...

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.

Australia and New Zealand’s best biophilic buildings have been unveiled
Green
Wednesday July 8 2026

Australia and New Zealand’s best biophilic buildings have been unveiled

A pioneering cultural centre for First Nations’ Australians in Queensland has been given the inaugural visionary award as the best biophilic projects in Australia and New...

Detached house approvals hit four-year high, multi-units ease back
Residential
Thursday July 2 2026

Detached house approvals hit four-year high, multi-units ease back

The number of new detached homes that were approved for construction throughout Australia reached its highest level in four years in May, new data shows.

World’s steel glut set to grow
Business
Wednesday July 1 2026

World’s steel glut set to grow

The worldwide oversupply of steel is expected to grow over coming years as excess product from China continues to flood world markets, a new report says.

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
24 Feb, 2020
Sydney teens hurt in scaffolding collapse

Several teenagers have suffered minor injuries after scaffolding collapsed during a photoshoot at a school in Sydney's southwest.

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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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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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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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Commercial
23 Aug, 2019
Stadium build 'could disrupt Marvel film'

Fox Studios Australia has warned the Sydney Football Stadium redevelopment could have "significant economic consequences" for the film industry and disrupt the production of a major...

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Residential
16 Aug, 2019
Mascot Towers owners demand accountability

Apartment owners in Sydney's beleaguered Mascot Towers are demanding answers after they thought they'd secured the Australian dream only to see it turn into "a waking...

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