Labour Shortfalls Push Australia Down Global Construction Index
Australia has ranked 15th in world for construction workers as the country battles with a skills shortage and a building boom. Average salary, cost of living and safety were the...
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Tenders open for NSW school building program
More than 50 tender opportunities for builders, engineers, architects and project managers are available as part of the NSW Government’s school building program. The program will see $3.3 billion invested...
New panel to guide NSW apartment defect insurance
The NSW Government will establish a Ministerial Advisory Panel to advise on the introduction of decennial liability insurance (DLI) into the Australian market, to better protect apartment buyers. Better Regulation...
$300m fund for Building New Regional Homes For Those Who Need It Most
The Andrews Labor Government is getting on with delivering the state’s biggest ever social housing build and calling on all community housing agencies to put forward proposals for new social housing in...
Fetch, Spot! Robot dog gathers construction data
Construction Technology implemented in the UK. Trimble (a technology company connecting the digital and physical worlds) has released the X7 3D laser scanner and Trimble FieldLink software that is integrated...
Windfall Tax and the Melbourne Property Pipeline
The proposed Victorian windfall gains property tax has the potential to completely change land prices across the state. Meanwhile, developers have never been more hungry for land in an increasingly...
Name a new train station
The Level Crossing Removal Project is removing the dangerous and congested level crossings at Union Road, Surrey Hills and Mont Albert Road, Mont Albert by lowering the tracks and building...
City reveals blueprint for Sydney’s rejuvenation
New public spaces, green avenues, slow streets, revitalised laneways and a Pitt Street promenade are among new City of Sydney public domain projects set to rejuvenate the city centre, support...
QLD’s construction pipeline to reach $62 billion
According to the latest Queensland Major Projects Pipeline report, the value of the state’s major construction and engineering future is expected to reach $62 billion across the next five years. The report,...
Construction social media influencers
By posting videos about everything from clothes and video games to trucks and even fast food, social media influencers are attracting massive followings. Even in the world of construction and...