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State stonewalls silica ban as national talks drag on

State stonewalls silica ban as national talks drag on

Pressure is mounting for a national ban on the use of engineered stone as one state sets a deadline on talks and threatens to go it alone.

Investors demand details in sector plans for transition

Investors demand details in sector plans for transition

Investors demand details in sector plans for transition

Investors demand details in sector plans for transition

Australia needs investment-grade climate policy to guide the nation's top industries through a critical phase of decarbonisation, investors say.

Building regulator needs to move on its room to improve

Building regulator needs to move on its room to improve

Building regulator needs to move on its room to improve

Building regulator needs to move on its room to improve

Victoria's building watchdog has a long way to go in improving its performance and has not been transparent about meeting certain targets, a report says.

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Property data allowing distressed owners to be targeted

Property data allowing distressed owners to be targeted

Personal information provided through a NSW government agency is being misused to encourage people to sell for low prices, state MPs have heard.

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

Labor 'gooses' for failing to ban deadly silica stone

The Minns government has faced the largest protest in its existence after angry construction workers demanded engineered stone be banned.

Aboriginal remains unearthed by builders to be reburied

Aboriginal remains unearthed by builders to be reburied

A native title body will rebury ancestral remains found at an Adelaide construction site despite community members condemning "destruction" of their culture.

Call to build homes to defy climate, save $4b a year

Call to build homes to defy climate, save $4b a year

As floods, cyclones and bushfires become more ferocious, costs to home-owners could double by 2050 without changes to the construction code, an analysis shows.

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Sydney councils on notice over floodplain approvals

Sydney councils on notice over floodplain approvals

Sydney councils on notice over floodplain approvals

Sydney councils on notice over floodplain approvals

The NSW premier has promised changes are underway to ensure building proposals in flood-prone areas are not approved.

WA slashing red tape in bid to boost housing supply

WA slashing red tape in bid to boost housing supply

WA slashing red tape in bid to boost housing supply

WA slashing red tape in bid to boost housing supply

The WA government will slash red tape to boost the supply of homes across the state, with local government decision making simplified for standalone dwellings.

Fugitive Jean Nassif gives up fight for builder licence

Fugitive Jean Nassif gives up fight for builder licence

Fugitive Jean Nassif gives up fight for builder licence

Fugitive Jean Nassif gives up fight for builder licence

Fugitive Jean Nassif has withdrawn his bid to work as an Australian construction industry boss months after police accused him of a $150 million fraud.

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

Steel, construction gears up for tracking carbon load

An Aussie tech start-up has struck a deal with a steelmaking giant for a carbon-tracking pilot that could help to shrink the impact of the construction sector.

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 take up regional first home scheme

More than 10,000 home buyers have taken advantage of a federal scheme to buy their first property in regional areas in the first year of the program.

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

More house flippers take hit, owners staying put longer

The number of Australian home owners selling their properties after only two years has risen, along with the portion of them failing to profit on the resale.

Towers to be torn down for first housing 'accelerator'

Towers to be torn down for first housing 'accelerator'

Towers to be torn down for first housing 'accelerator'

Towers to be torn down for first housing 'accelerator'

Victoria will spend its share of federal housing funding building 769 new homes, including more than 230 in a redevelopment of two dilapidated Melbourne towers.

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Tas stadium site only supports 'lightweight structures'

The proposed site for the Tasmanian government's multi-million dollar stadium is in doubt after a report found it can only support lightweight structures.

Insurers demand action on risks to stay above water

The financial hit from catastrophes may have dropped over the past 12 months but insurance premiums keep rising, an industry report shows.

Two hundred homes in limbo as another builder collapses

There are concerns for 200 prospective homeowners and the construction sector more broadly after another builder collapsed, citing rising construction costs.

Founder draws on seeds of change with hemp construction

At a processing mill in northern Tasmania, a women-only start-up with bold expansion plans is using an unlikely material to shake up the construction sector.

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Greens tag low investor appetite for building new homes

New analysis shows the majority of housing investment is pumped into existing dwellings, sparking calls for rental reform with new supply stalling.

Property market blooms on first weekend of spring

The weather is hotting up and so is the property market, with a surge in the number of auctions set to be held over the first weekend of spring.

Business investment jumps 2.8pct as supply chains ease

Business investment has picked up because of solid growth across buildings, machinery and equipment, the Australian Bureau of Statistics says.

'Bizarre' position over home for Tasmanian AFL team

The Hobart City Council has indicated it doesn't want a high-performance centre, to be the home of a Tasmanian AFL team, to be built at two parkland locations.

No penalties for areas that resist high-density housing

The NSW government is pushing for inner-Sydney areas to take more new homes as a report highlights the cost to taxpayers of building in outer suburbs.

Crunching the numbers on climate risk without greenwash

Australian companies face mandatory climate reporting as consumers and investors demand information they can trust and action to prevent even higher costs.

Builder sues $3.6 billion resort for cost 'breaches'

The builder delivering Brisbane's new Queen's Wharf resort and casino has sued the project's backers claiming more than $400 million in additional costs.

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