This Month
CSR’s ‘extraordinary’ insulation price rise could be gouging
A major distributor of the building materials giant’s products wants the company to hand over internal documents as it attempts to show misused of market power.
- Max Mason
- Exclusive
- Property development
Japanese investors eye Australian residential real estate
Competition for Australian sites is heating up for Japanese companies such as Asahi Kasei Homes, Sumitomo Forestry Group and Daiwa House.
- Michael Bleby
Labor rules giving building unions more powers on projects
The construction industry in Queensland is worried about state policies that benefit the CFMEU, but which will saddle consumers with great costs.
- Michael Bleby, James Hall and David Marin-Guzman
Apartment starts fall to 11-year low
Industry groups say the extra costs of construction union agreements compound rising materials and financing costs to make housing projects unprofitable.
- Michael Bleby
Qld Premier suspends CFMEU donations amid investigation
Premier Steven Miles said he would refuse to meet with the union’s officials until after Queensland police had conducted an analysis of allegations of criminality.
- James Hall and Tom Rabe
- Exclusive
- Funding
Construction start-up lands mega $105m deal
Melbourne software company HammerTech has landed a $105 million investment from Californian private equity shop Riverwood Capital.
- Tess Bennett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Labor’s ‘shocked and appalled’ act on CFMEU scandal is a joke
As the billions pouring into Victoria’s Big Build rose, so too should have the accountability. Premier Jacinta Allan must explain how the CFMEU gained sway over this honey pot.
- James Thomson
‘We can’t even dictate contractors’: NSW builders eye EBA changes
Contractors in Australia’s largest state say they have lost influence to the main construction union.
- Michael Bleby
Business demands royal commission into ‘abhorrent’ CFMEU conduct
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke has thrown down the gauntlet to the construction union after explosive misconduct allegations, but business groups want him to act now.
- Updated
- Ronald Mizen, David Marin-Guzman and Hannah Wootton
- Exclusive
- Property survey
High costs choke supply of new homes: property experts
The cost of construction in capital cities has risen at a faster clip than house price growth, making it less economical to build new dwellings.
- Nick Lenaghan
- Analysis
- Building Bad
‘The dam is breaking’: Setka resignation blow to culture of fear
The CFMEU boss’ departure was a shock even to his own officials, but it is a watershed moment for the culture of silence and intimidation that has ruled the construction industry.
- David Marin-Guzman
What this CEO eats depends how bad the last meeting was
Joy Krige, CEO of Cranecorp Australia in Perth, grazes from her snack drawer during the day, rather than eat a formal breakfast or lunch.
- Sally Patten
- Exclusive
- Renewables
Downer EDI pitches in on flailing EnergyConnect construction
The troubles at the cable project are being closely watched because its failure would imperil the entire build-out of the transmission grid, sources say.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith and Jenny Wiggins
PGIM hops on private credit boom with $750m fund
The global fund manager’s first local private credit fund has raised $300 million and received an additional $300 million in commitments so far.
- Campbell Kwan
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
How a global giant plans to get bang for its buck at CSR
One of the ASX’s oldest companies, CSR, went out with a bang; now the games start over. This is how Saint-Gobain plans to make it in Australia.
- Anthony Macdonald
Now is the time to buy commercial property, says this veteran analyst
Veteran real estate research analyst Sameer Chopra says population growth and the high cost of construction will lead to property values surging.
- Larry Schlesinger
Interest rate uncertainty dogs builders as buyers stay away
Less than half of companies polled by Macquarie said they expected sales to increase, even as inquiries for new houses begin to increase from last year’s lows.
- Campbell Kwan
- Property Winner
- Sustainability Leaders
How to get to net zero with recycled building rubbish
Nu-Rock founder Maroun Rahme says reusing waste products could deliver Australia its net-zero target by 2030 as the company takes out the Property and Construction category.
- Larry Schlesinger
- Professional Services Winner
- Sustainability Leaders
Would you like coffee with your concrete?
One of the world’s most polluting materials can be made less polluting. The new technology has helped Arup win the Professional Services category.
- Michael Bleby
Cable blowouts may keep SA gas plants on line
The closure of an AGL Energy gas plant near Adelaide is at risk as delays hit a key $2.3 billion electricity cable.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith
