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 ...

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, ...

Preventing bribery and unlawful conduct on building projects has emerged as a key area of focus, with the Australian Government set to develop new standards for workplace relations on Commonwealth ...

Costs associated with thirteen mega taxpayer funded construction projects across Australia have blown out by at least $130 billion, a new analysis shows. In the latest quarterly edition of its ...

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 ...

Australia still has a shortage of tradespeople across every construction trade, a new report indicates. The Housing Industry Association has released the June quarter edition of its HIA Trades Report.