Growing risks for overheated infrastructure market

Demand for major public infrastructure projects is soaring, but so is the risk that projects will be late and over-budget.

15 December, 2022

Vic building reforms ‘throw councils under the bus’

MAV says changes to the state’s building laws will stretch resources and increase costs and risks for councils.

27 June, 2022

Govt building watchdog outlines reform agenda

The NSW building industry regulator has released a plan to drive out rogue operators.

21 January, 2020

Smart fleet brings down cost of construction for council

A NSW council is installing smart surveying technology in its construction fleet.

11 October, 2019

Budget: transport infrastructure spend needs ‘smart ideas’

The Commonwealth should link its budget’s infrastructure investment to its innovation agenda to ensure new technologies are used to reduce construction and maintenance costs, analysts say.

10 May, 2018

GPS trackers fitted to vehicles that dump illegally

Environment Protection Agency gets tough.

20 March, 2017

Tribunal backs Mehajer’s three-year company director ban

ATO owed a million.

5 September, 2016

Support for women working remotely in blokey industries

eMentoring for success.

9 August, 2016

Timely launch for Procurement of Construction Products compliance guide

Massive cabling recall a great plug

11 September, 2014

NSW inspects construction bankruptcy

By Paul Hemsley Sub-contractors may be protected from bankruptcy through a NSW Government inquiry into construction industry finances. The inquiry follows the collapse of hundreds of companies in NSW between 2009 and 2011, where up to 24000 creditors including suppliers and sub-contractors were short of millions of dollars. As a consequence of these collapses, thousands […]

9 August, 2012

SA to fast track construction industry

The South Australian Government has vowed to push ahead with an economic stimulus initiative aimed at reviving local building and construction activity after the state was stripped of its AAA credit status by ratings agency Standard and Poors. The infrastructure push aims to speed up the approval for construction projects that can be commenced quickly […]

7 August, 2012

Skills boosted for mining and construction

Specialist training will be provided in Western Australia in mining and construction following an upgrade of a South Guildford skills centre. The training will be open to almost 420 students after $10 million was spent extending the existing WesTrac National Skills Training Centre of Excellence – funded by the Australian Government in partnership with WesTrac […]

4 May, 2012

SA students renovate homes

A joint initiative between South Australian agencies and the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) has reaped the fruits of student labour.   Students from several northern Adelaide secondary high schools have fully restored and rebuilt two derelict northern suburbs Housing Trust homes at Davoren Park.   The students and their teachers have handed back the […]

1 February, 2011