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Australia’s Building Code is Set for Significant Change
Commercial
Monday April 22 2024

Australia’s Building Code is Set for Significant Change

Australia’s building code is set to undergo substantial change, with significant amendments set to be proposed in the 2025 update of the National Construction Code (NCC...

Australia’s Housing Construction Starts Fell to 11-Year Lows in 2023
Residential
Friday April 12 2024

Australia’s Housing Construction Starts Fell to 11-Year Lows in 2023

Housing construction starts in Australia fell to their lowest level for eleven years in 2023, new data shows.

Housing Construction Lending Edges Up but Remains Sluggish
Business
Friday April 12 2024

Housing Construction Lending Edges Up but Remains Sluggish

Housing construction lending activity across Australia has edged up but remains at extremely sluggish levels, new data suggests.

Multi-Unit Approvals Hit 12-year Low
Business
Friday April 5 2024

Multi-Unit Approvals Hit 12-year Low

Approvals of new units, townhouses and apartments throughout Australia have fallen to their lowest level in twelve years, new data shows.

Victoria Scraps Building Regulator Board
Business
Tuesday April 2 2024

Victoria Scraps Building Regulator Board

The board of Victoria’s building regulator has been scrapped as the Victorian Government seeks to address concerns with the regulator’s culture and performance.

Understanding Scope 3 Emissions in Construction
Green
Monday March 25 2024

Understanding Scope 3 Emissions in Construction

Australia is like many other nations in that its leaders and decision-makers are collectively investigating how to decrease emissions.

The Burning Platform for Renewable Diesel
Energy
Friday March 22 2024

The Burning Platform for Renewable Diesel

The push for net-zero emissions globally is encountering a significant roadblock.

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.

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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