It’s time to face into the ‘how’, of restoring housing delivery capacity, productivity and the modernisation of Australia’s ...

But one of the key constraints on housing supply is the question of housing development feasibility. The same Governments ...

The launch of the Parliamentary Friends of Urban Design, co-convened by the Australian Institute of Architects, the ...

Fatigue is a major factor. Prolonged walking significantly reduces the speed of descent. Surveys conducted after incidents ...

According to the report, the dollar value of construction work done throughout Australia is expected to increase by 1.6 ...

The NSW Government has proposed changes to planning and construction laws which it says will improve productivity and deliver ...

A nationally consistent system of registration and licensing, an empowered building surveying profession, and an active ...

Bamboo scaffolding helped build Hong Kong’s skyline because it was fast, clever and affordable. The science behind fire and ...

In a statement issued earlier this month in the lead-up to National Asbestos Awareness Week (which is now this week), Jodie Deakes, CEO of the Asbestos and Silica Safety and Eradication Agency (ASSEA) ...

Safeguard measures are defined as “emergency” actions under a World Trade Organisation (WTO) agreement where a “surge” of imports causes or threatens to cause, serious material injury to a domestic ...

Unscrupulous operators in Victoria’s construction sector continue to undercut legitimate builders and erode consumer confidence, an industry leader has warned. Nine years after legislation was ...

The ambitious program of building industry reform which is being rolled out across New South Wales has reached another milestone as the state’s first dedicated building regulator comes into operation.