Construction
How flat-pack homes could help solve the housing crisis
Chris and Jo Patterson’s home was built quickly and cheaply, and had a low risk of defects. These Ikea-like homes have broken the mould for housing in Australia.
- by Sue Williams
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Setka alleges betrayal and secret deal with federal government
The former union boss also said he had left Prime Minister Anthony Albanese “trembling” after an incident in a lift.
- by Kieran Rooney
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Trade unions
Financial failure, unpaid taxes and deadly history no barrier to CFMEU promotion
Industry insiders claim a scaffolding firm with a chequered past and links to organised crime was still able to secure pivotal labour deals and promotion at the highest levels of the CFMEU.
- by Eryk Bagshaw, Kate McClymont, Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
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Former communist to lead clean-up of Setka’s old CFMEU branch
Veteran university unionist Grahame McCulloch will have to overhaul the Victorian division of the union but current national secretary Zach Smith will stay on.
- by Nick Bonyhady and Ben Schneiders
Construction boss George Alex guilty of proceeds of crime conspiracy
After a marathon six-month trial, the jury found the 53-year-old committed the offence, but continue deliberations on whether he ran a $10 million tax fraud.
- by Sarah McPhee
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WA residential property
Leaks and mould latest woes for homeowners battling building giant
Winter weather has brought a flood of new problems for homeowners tangled in Western Australia’s BGC housing construction dispute as leaking homes experience an explosion of mould.
- by Claire Ottaviano
Lazy land: State government invests $17 million to unlock hundreds of new apartments
The reforms, aimed at increasing housing supply as the state grapples with an acute housing shortage, would allow the construction of 1700 new apartments.
- by Sarah Brookes
Tribunal warned it could trigger Nicheliving’s downfall amid registration tug-of-war
More than 150 Nicheliving clients trying to claim insurance for incomplete home builds remain in limbo after a marathon seven-hour hearing over the company’s registration status failed to yield a resolution.
- by Claire Ottaviano
The figures that show why building costs are no longer going through the roof
Some builders are offering discounts to secure contracts, as the key costs of construction have finally come off the boil.
- by Jim Malo
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Housing crisis
Kevin’s new dream home became riddled with mould. Then he got the bill
With its building licence suspended, ANSA Homes continues to pursue clients for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
- by Max Maddison
Shamed unionists face lifetime bans in CFMEU takeover
Labor and the Coalition put aside days of sparring to pass a bill letting an administrator clean up the disgraced construction union.
- by Olivia Ireland and Kieran Rooney