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Posted June 25, 2019 21:35:00 The quality of new apartment buildings has been in the spotlight since residents of Mascot Towers in Sydney were forced to evacuate more than a week ago. Key points: Apartment owners around Australia say they are being left to foot the bill for poor-quality construction John Grant’s apartment building in
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Updated June 24, 2019 15:28:15 Photo: Sydney’s north-west metro opened last month, while more lines are under construction or planning. (AAP) First Australia had the mining boom, then the east coast housing boom, now the nation’s economic hopes are pinned to its biggest ever infrastructure boom. Key points: State governments have committed tens of billions
Safe Work Australia invites feedback on the recommendations of the review of the model WHS laws In 2018, Ms Marie Boland carried out an independent review of the model WHS laws. “Safe Work Australia published the final report of the Review in February this year. Overall, the Review found that the model WHS laws are
Updated June 21, 2019 08:06:58 Photo: Dylan Walker (second left) was found not guilty of assaulting his fiancee Alex Ivkovic (second right). (AAP: Jeremy Piper, file photo) Here’s what you need to know this morning. Police to appeal against Dylan Walker verdict Police prosecutors are seeking to appeal against a court decision that found NRL
Updated June 21, 2019 10:10:36 Photo: Willow Court at New Norfolk will be turned into an arts hub. (ABC News: Fiona Blackwood) Australia’s first purpose-built mental asylum which operated continuously for more than 170 years and pre-dates the Port Arthur Historic Site is about to open the next chapter in its history. Key points: Arts
RMIT ABC Fact Check Updated June 20, 2019 16:36:04 Photo: Victorian Treasurer Tim Pallas says that the Andrews Government is spending more on infrastructure in the state than the Commonwealth is spending nationwide. (ABC News: Danielle Bonica) The claim Victoria has long complained that the state is being short-changed by the Commonwealth on infrastructure funding,
Posted June 19, 2019 06:17:20 Photo: Fabiano Dos Santos was only able to retrieve his wallet and medication yesterday. (ABC News: Liv Casben) A “crisis of confidence” has developed in the NSW building industry, the Insurance Council of Australia has said, as residents and owners of the Mascot Towers building in Sydney’s south face another
Posted June 18, 2019 15:20:10 Tensions between the United States and Iran could be rising to “the brink of a catastrophic military clash”, experts have warned, after the US announced plans to send more troops to the Middle East and oil prices looked set to rise. Key points: Iran is threatening to break a uranium
