Updated August 20, 2019 17:28:03 Dodgy construction work will always be the responsibility of the construction sector and not government, the ACT’s Building Quality Minister has said after further revelations about the construction of one of Canberra’s most troubled unit blocks. Key points: Four Corners reveals the Elara Apartments’ acclaimed architect left the project before
Posted August 20, 2019 18:37:36 Photo: The Catalyst building on Finniss Street in Darwin was one of those found to be non-compliant. (ABC News: Andie Smith) The structural engineer accused of designing nine non-compliant residential buildings in Darwin and Palmerston has had his Northern Territory registration suspended. Key points: Structural engineer John Scott of JWS
Updated August 20, 2019 10:50:11 BHP has reported a better than doubling of its full-year profit to $US8.3 billion ($12.2 billion). Key points: Shareholders receive a $15.4b windfall from the sale of US oil and gas interests as part of a record full-year dividend While the full-year profit jumped by 124 per cent to $US8.3b,
Updated August 20, 2019 07:48:50 Photo: Steven James onsite at an ENCO Precast construction project. (ABC News: Alexandra Blucher) Related Story: Deputy Premier refers herself to Queensland’s CCC over house purchase Related Story: As a safety committee sat idle because it couldn’t reach a gender quota, four miners died Queensland’s corruption watchdog has ordered an
Updated August 19, 2019 17:49:24 Photo: The complex’s cladding was so flammable residents were told to remove trees from the garden. (ABC News: James Oaten) Related Story: ‘On our third balcony collapse’: Could dangerous cladding be the tip of the iceberg? Related Story: Victoria’s $600m cladding fix ‘could risk a blowout’ and cost billions A
Updated August 19, 2019 16:01:47 The co-author of a landmark report on how to fix Australia’s building industry has declared she would not buy a newly built apartment, given the scale of the problems. “If I was going to be investing in an apartment, I’d buy an older one. It’s common sense, isn’t it? It’s
Updated August 19, 2019 09:15:35 Photo: British Royal Marines seized the tanker in Gibraltar in July. (AP: Marcos Moreno)) The Iranian tanker caught in a stand-off between Tehran and the West has left Gibraltar, shipping data showed, hours after the British territory rejected a US request to detain the vessel for a longer period. Key
Posted August 19, 2019 06:30:13 Photo: The State Government suspects some cladding used on the Convention Centre does not meet the original specifications. (By Lincoln Rothall) Authorities believe part of the Adelaide Convention Centre is clad in the worst type of flammable aluminium panels, with no testing done to determine its properties. Key points: The
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Posted August 18, 2019 05:06:14 667,000 apartments in 18 years. What could go wrong? For the past two decades, Australia has been in an apartment building boom. Governments have got out of the way, removing red tape and introducing private certification for an industry that’s worth more than $141 billion*. But when Sydney’s Opal and
