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'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

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

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

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

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

Trial begins over alleged major construction tax fraud

Trial begins over alleged major construction tax fraud

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

Claims of govt insider trading "distressing": Minns

Claims of govt insider trading "distressing": Minns

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

Great Australian dream overtaken by reality: ex-premier

Great Australian dream overtaken by reality: ex-premier

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

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

Powerbrokers weigh in on Gabba's rebuild, future

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

'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

'Affordable housing' definition depends on location

'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

Sydney 'airport city' decades away with planning delays

Sydney 'airport city' decades away with planning delays

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'

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

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

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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HK court orders troubled China Evergrande to liquidate

A Hong Kong court has ordered the world’s most indebted property developer, China Evergrande Group, to liquidate after it failed to reach a debt deal.

Property investor tax breaks blamed for housing crisis

Scrapping tax concessions for investors and building more social housing is a vital step towards fixing the nation's housing crisis, a campaign group says.

Immediate climate threat on agenda at elite gathering

An Aussie millennial from a carbon startup working out of Newcastle says industry needs to bankroll technology to cut emissions - immediately.

Doors open to housing fund as renters fall behind

A landmark government housing fund has opened its doors to developers as new data shows rental prices grew faster than home values for a second year running.

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Real estate investors head west for cheap homes

Skyrocketing rents and modest home prices are luring eastern state investors to Western Australia, where they're outbidding locals buyers to snap up properties.

Dodgy dam to be rebuilt after repair hopes hit the wall

A $1.2 billion dam in Queensland is set to be rebuilt after experts said an existing wall had too many issues and could not be repaired.

Flight to NSW regions drives rural land tax hike

Land values have decreased across NSW by almost $50 billion, but regional areas inland have bucked the statewide trend.

Loans to help struggling builders complete homes

The WA government will provide loans to help struggling builders complete unfinished homes that have been under construction for more than two years.

House prices to fall by 3-5pct after flat end to 2023

The Australian housing market ended 2023 on a flat note, despite respectable gains across the year, and are likely to fall going into 2024, experts say.

John Setka's ex threatened to kill him, court finds

Emma Walters has been spared a conviction after a magistrate found she threatened to kill her estranged husband, union boss John Setka.

'Deplorable' scammer duped prospective renters

Police are appealing for help to find a man they allege falsely advertised short-stay accommodation for lease before taking money from prospective renters.

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