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Construction Workers Want Five Day Work Weeks
Business
Tuesday May 7 2024

Construction Workers Want Five Day Work Weeks

Workers on major infrastructure projects across Australia have expressed strong support for a five-day working week.

World’s Construction Markets Shift Up Another Gear
Business
Tuesday May 7 2024

World’s Construction Markets Shift Up Another Gear

Conditions in international construction markets have shifted further into expansionary territory as a modest recovery is underway in Europe and momentum is increasing across the America’s,...

Green Shoots Emerge for Australia’s Housing Construction Sector
Residential
Tuesday May 7 2024

Green Shoots Emerge for Australia’s Housing Construction Sector

Green shoots may finally be emerging in Australia’s housing construction sector as confidence in the sector appears to be growing, a new survey suggests.

Trade Shortage Remains Despite Housing Construction Slowdown
Business
Tuesday April 30 2024

Trade Shortage Remains Despite Housing Construction Slowdown

Australia’s housing construction industry remains in the grip of one of the worst shortages of tradespeople for at least the past twenty years despite a slowdown...

Australia’s Construction Costs Continue to Grow
Business
Monday April 29 2024

Australia’s Construction Costs Continue to Grow

Pressures on output prices and costs in Australia’s construction sector remain notwithstanding the slowdown in residential building activity which has taken hold, new data shows.

Construction Sector Dominates Australia’s Tax Payment Defaults
Business
Monday April 22 2024

Construction Sector Dominates Australia’s Tax Payment Defaults

The construction sector in Australia is dominating other industries in terms of the number of defaults which are occurring on tax payments, new data shows.

Is Building Insurance in Australia at a Crossroad?
Business
Monday April 22 2024

Is Building Insurance in Australia at a Crossroad?

The profile of general insurance for buildings and building practitioners in Australia is changing.

The Pitfalls of In-House IT: A Wake-Up Call for the Construction Industry
Technology
Monday April 22 2024

The Pitfalls of In-House IT: A Wake-Up Call for the Construction Industry

In the fast-paced world of construction, where every dollar counts, it's not uncommon for businesses to handle their IT needs internally.

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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