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Multiplex Breaks Ground on AURA an $800 Million Build in Southbank, Melbourne.

WorkSafe Victoria is set to issue on the spot fines for falls from height. What the infringement scheme covers, what it does not, and when.
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Four States Are Rewriting Building Regulation at Once. They Disagree on What the Problem Is

NSW, Queensland, Victoria and WA are all rewriting building regulation at once. Each has picked a different constraint, and the timetables differ.
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97 Per Cent of Bricklaying Is New Construction. Andy Shaw Says That Is the Whole Problem.

Andy Shaw spent 35 years in bricklaying. He explains why no repeat work, a piece rate and a labour only model leave the trade uniquely exposed.
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Australia Is Repairing Almost as Many Homes as It Is Building

Declared events damaged 145,392 homes in 2025 against 172,657 completions. What the repair market takes from construction capacity.
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The Construction Industry Is Changing What ‘Growth’ Looks Like

Queensland’s top 100 builders wrote fewer contracts in FY2025/26 yet lifted total value 4.9%. What that says about how building businesses measure g ...
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From Buying Materials to Owning the Supply Chain: Are Builders Changing How They Build?

Why some Australian builders are buying suppliers and building factories, and which parts of the supply chain are worth controlling.
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Queensland Has $174 Billion of Construction Coming. Where Is It Actually Going?

The new Queensland Construction Portal maps 617 major projects worth $173.76 billion. Where the work sits, and what it needs to get built.
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Nearly 400 lots sold in Waraba: What Building in Queensland’s Newest City Takes.

Waraba's first masterplanned community has nearly 400 lots sold. Lennium Group's Leon Calahorra on the pipeline, the guidelines and the display villag ...
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Victoria Will Fine Falls From Height On the Spot. Enforcement Moves From Rare to Routine.

WorkSafe Victoria is set to issue on the spot fines for falls from height. What the infringement scheme covers, what it does not, and when.
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Concrete Surcharges Are Back, and the Cost Indexes Are Not Picking Them Up

Concrete fuel surcharges are back and diesel sits well above pre conflict levels. Where Australian construction material costs stand in September 2026 ...
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540 Companies in One Day. Why the Insolvency Numbers Will Look Worse Next Year.

A single corporate structure now sits inside the construction insolvency figures that will be quoted for the next twelve months. Taking it out moves the number by fourteen percentage points. On 25 ...
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Bowen Hills Planning Overhaul Would Allow 50 Storey Towers and Drop Affordable Housing and Green Building Targets

Draft Bowen Hills PDA changes lift heights to 50 storeys and remove affordable housing, green rating and value uplift rules. Submissions close 9 Octob ...