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 ...

Renewable energy zones are set to cover eight percent of Victoria’s land after the Victorian Government increased the size of the planned zones to cover an extra 200,000 hectares of land. And the ...

More home building contracts are being cancelled across Australia as market confidence slumps in response to interest rate rises, new data shows. And builders expect sales to slump further following ...

Authored by economist Peter Tulip, the Centre for Independent Studies (CIS) has issued a policy paper arguing that State heritage legislation, particularly in NSW, is deeply flawed and puts ‘important ...

As cities grapple with climate change, congestion, and rising public health concerns, the way we move through urban environments is becoming increasingly important. Largely due to the overwhelming ...

Plans to build two of the largest towers in the Sydney CBD have been given the go-ahead. The City of Sydney has approved plans for its $3.5 billion Castlereagh Place project. Set upon a 5,000 square ...

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, ...

A massive 2,200 cubic meters of concrete has been pumped on a major Perth hospital project as the first concrete pour on the project has taken place. And the first of eight tower cranes that will be ...