Tag: Building and Construction
John White entitled to legal costs
The Federal Court has ruled former Tasmanian Compliance Corporation director John White is entitled to $60,000 from company funds to pay his legal costs.[MORE]
PNG opposition threatens parliamentary boycott over gas deal
Papua New Guinea's opposition party is threatening to boycott the next parliamentary sitting in protest against a multi-billion dollar gas deal signed by the Government.[MORE]
UK's homebuilder posts 96pc profit slump
In another sign of just how hard the credit crisis has hit Britain, the country's biggest homebuilder has posted a 96 per cent fall in its profits.[MORE]
Tharwa bridge opens to light traffic
The Tharwa bridge south of Canberra will reopen to light traffic tomorrow.[MORE]
Construction down over June quarter
There has been a slide in the value of construction work done over the June quarter, in another sign of a slowing economy.[MORE]
Greens court Labor rebels on ABCC abolition
The Greens are hopeful Labor backbenchers will support a bill to abolish the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC).[MORE]
Rudd won't move on Building and Construction Commission
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has told Government MPs he will not be budging on an election promise to retain the Building and Construction Commission until 2010.[MORE]
CFMEU pressures backbenchers to scrap building industry watchdog
The CFMEU says it does not know whether it has enough support to scrap the building industry watchdog but it is pinning its hopes on influencing Federal Government backbenchers.[MORE]
Union renews push to scrap 'bad' building laws
The construction union is renewing its push to get the Federal Government to overturn its policy of keeping the Howard government's building industry laws in place until 2010.[MORE]
Government rejects claims about hospital site
The Tasmanian Government is standing by an engineering assessment of the proposed new Royal Hobart Hospital site amid criticism that it is not unsuitable.[MORE]
Glasshouse project further delayed
Port Macquarie's controversial Glasshouse project is again delayed.[MORE]
James Hardie operating profits fall 96pc
The housing slump in the United States has continued to hit James Hardie's profits. [MORE]
Predictions of housing construction slump overrated: REIWA
The Real Estate Institute of Western Australia (REIWA) has rejected predictions of a major slump in Western Australia's housing construction sector.[MORE]
Oilseed plant nearly ready for production
Building crews are close to completing a new oilseed crushing plant in western Victoria.[MORE]
Boral's profit slumps 20pc
The profits of Australian building products maker Boral have taken a hit from the weak US housing market.[MORE]
Beechwood customers may pay more to finish homes
New South Wales Fair Trading Minister Linda Burney says some of Beechwood Homes' former customers could end up paying more to have their homes built by the new owner.[MORE]
Some Beechwood customers 'may pay more'
The first of four meetings for former customers of Beechwood Homes will outline how long it may take for homes to be completed.[MORE]
New Hospital section leaking
Water leaking from a ceiling is causing concerns for staff at the Royal Hobart Hospital's new emergency department.[MORE]
Builder plans more Wollongong jobs
The new chief executive officer (CEO) of builder, the Wideform Group, says the company will be expanding and employing up to an extra 150 people in Wollongong over the next year.[MORE]
Building industry strong despite housing market slowdown
The Queensland Master Builders' Association (QMBA) says the construction industry remains strong despite a slowdown in the housing market. [MORE]
Maritime concerns over waterfront hospital
The Tasmania Maritime Network has added its voice to those against the building on a new Royal Hobart Hospital on the city's waterfront.[MORE]
Land supply must be balanced to avoid market glut: MBA
The Master Builders Association says land releases in Canberra could cause a market glut.[MORE]
Home owners warned of unlicensed contractors
Home owners in north-west Queensland are being warned that a high rate of unlicensed contractors are operating in the Mount Isa and Cloncurry areas.[MORE]
United Group posts 47pc net profit rise
Engineering company United Group has posted double digit earnings growth because of Australia's resources boom and record levels of investment spending in the Asia Pacific.[MORE]
Administrative Appeals Tribunal dismisses Saudi Embassy's appeal application
The ACT Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has dismissed an application by the Saudi Embassy for an extension of time to appeal against a high-rise development in Deakin.[MORE]
