Unprecedented building cost blowouts leave city dwellers in the lurch

Unprecedented building cost blowouts leave city dwellers in the lurch

Two key statistics indicate that Australia’s housing affordability crisis will continue to worsen,even as governments scramble to ease supply constraints.

  • byJemimah Clegg

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Construction experts demand criminal penalties for shoddy builders

Construction experts demand criminal penalties for shoddy builders

A lack of oversight in the construction industry is fuelling a legacy of defects,says an industry expert.

  • byMelissa Cunningham
Is Clover to blame for turning Oxford Street from party precinct into a ghost town?

Is Clover to blame for turning Oxford Street from party precinct into a ghost town?

A troubled construction project has added to the woes plaguing Sydney’s iconic gay strip.

  • byAndrew Taylor
On the run for months,builder of collapsed home convicted of fraud
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On the run for months,builder of collapsed home convicted of fraud

George Khouzame,whose company built the Condell Park house that collapsed last year,insists the charges were for “very,very,very,very low-end fraud”.

  • byAnthony Segaert andOlivia Ireland
How to sell your home for $112,000 more than your neighbour

How to sell your home for $112,000 more than your neighbour

A new report finds how to fetch a higher price,attract more online listing views and make a home more liveable in the meantime.

  • byElizabeth Redman andJim Malo
WA builders get more powers to combat construction sector’s ‘profitless boom’

WA builders get more powers to combat construction sector’s ‘profitless boom’

The three-stage Safe and Fair Reform Package will apply to billions of dollars’ worth of government contracts handled by the Department of Finance.

  • byHamish Hastie
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‘We’re not West Hollywood’:Byron locals push back against new mega mansions

‘We’re not West Hollywood’:Byron locals push back against new mega mansions

Residents of one of Australia’s most exclusive beach enclaves are pushing for new rules to stop oversized mansions swallowing their neighbourhood amid a post-COVID building boom.

  • byCatherine Naylor
Boardwalk to nowhere:Council bungles upgrade of coastal path

Boardwalk to nowhere:Council bungles upgrade of coastal path

Waverley Council has been forced to revise its upgrade of a coastal walk after residents complained it would let tourists look into their bedrooms.

  • byAndrew Taylor
‘Impossible to sleep or work’:How roadworks made Noel’s life a misery

‘Impossible to sleep or work’:How roadworks made Noel’s life a misery

The NSW transport agency appreciates its construction projects can impact residents,but Noel Painton Smith and her neighbours say a major highway upgrade is damaging their homes and health.

  • byAndrew Taylor
WA’s government promised to deliver 5000 infill homes. Six years on,how many have been built?

WA’s government promised to deliver 5000 infill homes. Six years on,how many have been built?

One parcel of land earmarked for development had been sitting idle for so long it has revegetated itself,according to an MP and urban development expert.

  • bySarah Brookes
‘There is trepidation’:Why business owners like Jared are worried about their future

‘There is trepidation’:Why business owners like Jared are worried about their future

Spiralling costs,high interest rates and lower spending are driving more businesses into insolvency.

  • byAndrew Taylor