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Tracey Gramlick appointed Standards Australia chair
Standards Australia has appointed Tracey Gramlick as the chair of the board of Standards Australia, becoming the first woman to serve in the role in its ... -
SafeWork NSW fails Christopher Cassaniti
SafeWork New South Wales has decided to settle legal action against a company over the death of a worker, a move the CFMEU says is an ... -
CFMEU SA warns against prolonged industry shutdown
In light of the recent active COVID-19 cases in South Australia and ensuing lockdown measures, the CFMEU has warned that a shutdown of the construction industry ... -
HIA: NSW budget targets property tax reform, infrastructure and construction skills
In the recently released NSW budget, there were a number of benefits announced for the construction sector including the announcement of the public consultation of the ... -
Work continues to surge for small residential builders amidst COVID-19 pandemic
Small residential builders in Australia continued to experience strong demand for new builds and renovations in the September quarter (Q3) of 2020 despite a COVID-19-related slowdown ... -
Builder convicted for carrying out plumbing work unlicensed
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) has successfully prosecuted a Victorian man for breaching the Building Act 1993. Corio man Ahmad Heidari was today convicted and fined ... -
Housing led stimulus can catapult Victoria out of pandemic-economic mire
The Victorian government has announced over $5 billion to social housing projects which can propel the state’s economy out of recession and save thousands of building ... -
UNSW finds way to create green aluminium out of waste
UNSW’s Sustainable Materials Research and Technology (SMaRT) Centre has found a way that could start a new ‘green aluminium’ manufacturing revolution and bolster the government’s budget ... -
Jirsch Sutherland: don’t ignore insolvency warning signs
Business recovery and insolvency firm Jirsch Sutherland has pointed out that 12 November 2020 marks just 50 days until a number of key stimulus measures come ... -
Strata buildings save up to $60k each in annual electricity with green solar deal
Switching to renewable energy sources, 64 strata buildings in NSW will change from coal-generated electricity plans to green solar electricity, saving a total of $681,000 annually ...
