The federal opposition and housing industry bodies have hit out at a draft policy that would see yoga and martial arts instructors rushed into Australia ahead of some tradies.
In an effort to safeguard homeowners from unscrupulous builders, the South Australian government is reviewing tougher regulations in the hope of ending shoddy practices in the industry.
The mirror-walled mega city touted to stretch 170km across the desert to the Red Sea, and rubberstamped by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, now appears in doubt.
The four buildings, which are home to 900 units, could collapse due to serious defects in basement-level concrete which were caused by substandard building work.
The NPM Group, which stands for National Projects and Maintenance, was a commercial fit out, construction, minor works and maintenance company behind 45,000 projects across six states and territories.
Thousands of angry customers of Western Australia's largest builder have signed an online petition demanding the construction giant finish their homes.
Councillors were handed cash in shopping bags to secure support for planning proposals, a five-year investigation into a sacked Melbourne council has found.
An award-winning Victorian construction company has become one of the latest casualties of the construction industry crisis, collapsing with $3.3 million in debts.
The Victorian Managed Insurance Authority announced a group of companies – including Simonds and Metricon have been appointed to help complete the construction of unfinished Porter Davis homes.
Specialist search dogs will be deployed today to find possible dead bodies in the rubble of a Sydney building that was destroyed by a giant fire last week.
Specialist teams are monitoring the buildings with a laser pointer to assess if they will fall after a "10th alarm" call was made for the first time in about half a century.