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Local council
Building certifier for luxury Sydney hotel claims signature forged
Certifier Valerio "Vic" Lilli claims his signature was forged on key documentation issued a day before the Marsden Hotel opened for business.
- by Angus Thompson
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NSW
'Very shocked and surprised' as Sydney waterfront work site shutdown
Workers were forced to down their tools last Thursday at the building site, perched on a cliff face at Seaforth and boasting views over Middle Harbour.
- by Carrie Fellner
Development
Levy for developers tripled on new buildings in Sydney's CBD
Developers and business will be slugged with the proposed 3 per cent levy, part of the biggest shake up of planning controls in the core of the CBD in more than four decades.
- by Matt O'Sullivan and Megan Gorrey
Development
'The game's changed': NSW building boss set for extra powers to launch construction crackdown
NSW Building Commissioner David Chandler said he would be given greater powers in a bid to stamp out shoddy practitioners.
- by Megan Gorrey
Property development
Firefighters 'taken off trucks' to plug gaps in fire safety unit
Fire and Rescue NSW is so understaffed and "overwhelmed" that it can't do fire safety audits of most new apartments or advise councils on flammable cladding.
- by Nigel Gladstone
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Sydney
Warning NSW construction crisis fix is still two years away
David Chandler admitted he had been "a bit despondent" after visiting some "pretty awful" construction sites in recent weeks.
- by Megan Gorrey, Matt O'Sullivan, Laura Chung and Nigel Gladstone
Sydney
Cracks reported in brick facade of Mascot Towers as shops evacuated for up to six weeks
Fire and Rescue were called to the apartment block just after 10pm on Thursday after reports of the cracking.
- by Laura Chung
Melbourne
'You're not above the law': State takes Corkman Pub 'rogue developers' back to court
Planning Minister Richard Wynne says the government and Melbourne council will seek an enforcement order to ensure the developers deliver on their promise to build a park.
- by Sumeyya Ilanbey and Clay Lucas
Property development
Seize Corkman land, opposition says, after another broken promise
The state opposition says the latest broken promise from developers who illegally demolished a historic Carlton pub means the planning minister must compulsorily acquire the land.
- by Clay Lucas
Property development
Unit buyers to pay for ratings check on dodgy apartments under reforms
Rating agencies have been asked by the NSW government to rate dodgy builders and developers - and prospective unit buyers will have to pay see the results.
- by Nigel Gladstone and Carrie Fellner
Development
Risk rating system for builders proposed to prevent defective towers
A risk-ratings system for builders, certifiers and developers will be created to help weed out risky players and prevent defect-ridden buildings.
- by Matt O'Sullivan