The builder completes a construction stage and raises a progress claim. Day zero. Under Section 17.5 of the standard HIA ...

All up, the plan aims to deliver 800,000 new homes across the Sydney Metropolitan region over the new twenty years. On this ...

PFAS is now recognised globally for what it is: a persistent, far‑reaching chemical risk and a hazardous legacy of past decisions. The question for Australia is no longer whether PFAS is a technical ...

New Victorian Premier Ben Caroll has appointed the Honourable Chris Kourakis AC as Royal Commissioner in respect of the Royal Commission into crime and misconduct in Victoria’s construction industry.

The Federal Government has proposed changes to trust laws, which will compel many small businesses to restructure. These are ...

Australia needs to effectively manage moisture as new homes become more energy efficient and airtight, an industry forum has heard. At the HIA Futures Forum in Melbourne last month, Rob Petruzzi, ...

Building surveyors across Australia have cautioned against proposals to slash the size and coverage of Australia’s building code. Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg has unveiled proposals to pare back the ...

Australia’s most famous and iconic building is set for a major upgrade as the national icon gets set for a $120 million program of works. The New South Wales Government has announced that the Sydney ...

The last piece of legislation which is needed to lay the groundwork for 10-year insurance against building defects for apartment owners in New South Wales has been passed. The Fair Trading and ...

Australia’s data centre market is no longer just a land and capacity story. As artificial intelligence, cloud demand and compute intensity grow, the defining questions are power, water and efficiency.

The first tracks are set to be laid on one of Sydney’s biggest railway projects. Tracklaying is soon to begin at Sydney Olympic Park as part of construction of the New South Wales Government’s Sydney ...

As Australia’s most in-debt state heads to an election in November, Jim Pennman, co-founder and CEO of major franchising company Jim’s Group, has encouraged the next government to pursue meaningful ...