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Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Minister flags faster environmental decisions

Unacceptable projects that have clear environmental impacts would be ruled out from the outset under changes to environmental protection reforms.

Park asbestos scare widens as test results revealed

Park asbestos scare widens as test results revealed

Park asbestos scare widens as test results revealed

Park asbestos scare widens as test results revealed

Authorities have confirmed asbestos contamination at three Melbourne parks as the scare widens to 10 sites.

New-homes target not going to plan amid tradie shortage

New-homes target not going to plan amid tradie shortage

New-homes target not going to plan amid tradie shortage

New-homes target not going to plan amid tradie shortage

Only one jurisdiction is forecast to achieve its share of a five-year national housing plan, but one premier has defended the goal over "mushy" targets.

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Plibersek rejects wetlands project in draft decision

Plibersek rejects wetlands project in draft decision

In a draft decision, Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek has refused a development application that would have dredged wetlands east of Brisbane.

Whistleblower speaks out about defence housing project

Whistleblower speaks out about defence housing project

A whistleblower has accused Defence Housing Australia of breaching the conditions of a planning permit in an environmentally sensitive area, which it denies.

Home builders want training costs reflected in pay call

Home builders want training costs reflected in pay call

The minimum wage decision should take into account the cost of training workers to plug skills gaps, a key home building lobby group says.

Crackdown to hit dodgy landlords with giant fines

Crackdown to hit dodgy landlords with giant fines

Dodgy Victorian landlords and real estate agents are set to be targeted by a new government taskforce that can issue fines of up to $57,000.

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Call for more biofuels to keep trucks, utes on the road

Call for more biofuels to keep trucks, utes on the road

Call for more biofuels to keep trucks, utes on the road

Call for more biofuels to keep trucks, utes on the road

Aussies are lagging on decarbonisation and risk paying an ongoing "green premium" for alternative fuels without changes to government policy and carbon markets.

Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

Aussies losing more than just sweat in heatwaves

The economic cost of heatwaves in western Sydney has reached $1.6 billion a year and is expected to balloon to $6 billion by 2070.

Asbestos detected at two Queensland sites

Asbestos detected at two Queensland sites

Asbestos detected at two Queensland sites

Asbestos detected at two Queensland sites

A transfer station has been closed and another site under investigation after asbestos was detected in central Queensland.

'Lazy' work safety watchdog lashed for failings

'Lazy' work safety watchdog lashed for failings

'Lazy' work safety watchdog lashed for failings

'Lazy' work safety watchdog lashed for failings

Already dumped on by an independent auditor, NSW's workplace safety regulator is now being denounced by unions and a UK company over its silicosis response.

'Shock' report sparks ICAC referral for safety watchdog

'Shock' report sparks ICAC referral for safety watchdog

'Shock' report sparks ICAC referral for safety watchdog

'Shock' report sparks ICAC referral for safety watchdog

A monitor for dangerous dust from since-banned engineered stone might not have worked and was developed through a "significantly flawed" process, a report says.

Detention centre builds to help handle juvenile crime

Detention centre builds to help handle juvenile crime

Detention centre builds to help handle juvenile crime

Detention centre builds to help handle juvenile crime

Queensland is almost doubling the capacity of its youth detention system in a bid to keep the community safe amid an outcry over juvenile crime.

'Decision to be made' about sale of NSW public land

'Decision to be made' about sale of NSW public land

'Decision to be made' about sale of NSW public land

'Decision to be made' about sale of NSW public land

More than 300 NSW properties have been earmarked for possible development after an audit of government land launched to relieve the housing crisis.

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Aussie economy 'OK' despite weaker housing: BlueScope

BlueScope Steel expects local housing starts to recover and strong demand in the United States for infrastructure, including steel-intensive renewable energy.

Auction interest shows no signs of slow down

More than 2000 homes will go under the hammer on Saturday, a 13 per cent surge from the same weekend in 2023.

Firms less keen as emission cuts move beyond quick wins

Cost savings, not saving the planet, are front of mind for Aussie businesses working on decarbonisation plans, and they're lagging their peers, a survey finds.

Workers protest, call for heat safeguards after death

Construction workers have marched through Brisbane's streets demanding workplace safety action following the death of a colleague in December.

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Trial begins over alleged major construction tax fraud

A trial over an alleged $13 million construction industry tax fraud is expected to take six months and include more than a hundred hours of secret phone calls.

Claims of govt insider trading "distressing": Minns

Allegations a NSW planning official used sensitive information to buy a house in an area slated for re-zoning have been referred to the corruption commission.

Great Australian dream overtaken by reality: ex-premier

The only way to push down Sydney housing prices is to build more apartments, says an ex-premier who delights in sending photos of faded homes to the government.

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Members of the organising committee for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games have indicated a rebuild of the Gabba may not be the best way forward.

'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

Momentum is gathering for a nationally consistent definition of affordable housing as a move in NSW aims to enshrine an income measure in law.

Sydney 'airport city' decades away with planning delays

The long-awaited master plan Sydney’s newest city has been released, but industry groups and others are frustrated by the slow pace of progress.

Powering regions with 'clean, green Aussie-made steel'

Some $200 million to future-proof regional steelworks and keep workers employed in a low-carbon economy has been handed to NSW and South Australian furnaces.

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