Construction
New home approvals drop placing more pressure on supply
Higher interest rates and pricey materials, labour and other costs have been weighing on home building,
- by Poppy Johnston
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The Sydney builder that sent a $100,000 bill for ‘fake’ roof
ANSA Homes sent a client an invoice for nearly $100,000 accompanied by an image purporting to be evidence of the completed roof. The next day, the client realised the image was wrong.
- by Max Maddison
Strata residents warned of inflated invoices for trades work
The Australian Consumers Insurance Lobby has warned maintenance quotes are being inflated by up to 120 per cent for people in strata units amid limited oversight by committees.
- by Amber Schultz
Perth house prices gain nearly $500 a day to smash fresh record
This is the steepest house price rise in Perth’s history, with the city’s traditionally more affordable south-eastern suburbs recording staggering gains.
- by Sarah Brookes
An expensive future made in Australia: Warnings on $23 billion plan
Governments around the world, including Australia, are using taxpayers’ money to support emerging industries. Now there are warnings these programs may achieve little.
- by Shane Wright
CFMEU to implement code of conduct for delegates over ‘deeply worrying’ allegations
But the union’s national secretary, in an email to members of the construction division, forecast the Fair Work Commission would seek to put some branches into administration.
- by Rachel Eddie, Kieran Rooney and Annika Smethurst
The gold-star system driving dodgy property developers out
New home buyers are shunning unit blocks by developers who have been refused a quality rating – and they’ve found out where to look instead.
- by Sue Williams
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Opinion
Construction industry a honeypot that capital and labour fight over
Don’t fall for the “rogue union” bogeyman theory. There’s much more going on than there seems.
- by Ross Gittins
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Australians pay the price for CFMEU tactics, figures show
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has turned the dispute over the CFMEU into a political test over the cost of living, claiming the union has added 30 per cent to the cost of major projects.
- by David Crowe and Angus Thompson
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More than 20 CFMEU officials stood down after organised crime allegations
Union officials and delegates have been called into meetings this week and stood down after damning revelations about the CFMEU and links to organised crime.
- by Kieran Rooney, Rachel Eddie, Sumeyya Ilanbey and Angus Thompson
Florence wedding of Remon Fayad and Shauna Niaz
As their construction firm lies in financial ruins, the Fayad family spared no expense on a lavish Italian wedding in a Tuscan villa.