construction

ATO signals crackdown on property development tax avoidance schemes

The Tax Office has released a fresh taxpayer alert signalling an upcoming crackdown on contrived property development ...

Industry • 19 January 2026 • By Emma Partis

Construction costs continue to stifle housing supply

Soaring construction costs and red tape have restricted housing supply and pushed prices higher in 2025, leaving a ...

Industry • 7 January 2026 • By Mathew Williams

Cost blowout: New builds threatened by 9.2% surge

Home owners have been bearing the cost as construction expenses have outpaced inflation in over half the country, with ...

Industry • 17 November 2025 • By Mathew Williams

Elite auctioneers return to AUSTROS in a bid for best in business

Three senior auctioneers from NSW will return to the Australasian Auctioneering Championships (AUSTROS) competition ...

Industry • 7 May 2025 • By Emilie Lauer

Government’s 5% deposit scheme sparks fresh demand from first home buyers

Nearly 50 per cent more first home buyers tapped into the deposit scheme in October compared with the same month last ...

Industry • 7 November 2025 • By Will Paige

Property investors slugged by poor construction

Investors are being slugged nearly $6,000 in additional costs due to poor construction standards leaving leaks, cracks ...

PMX • 13 September 2019 • By Emma Ryan

Qld removes red tape for builders

Builders in Queensland will be able to deliver homes faster as a new regulation aims to slash “unnecessary paperwork” and ...

Industry • 13 February 2025 • By Emilie Lauer

SA to increase maximum insurance payouts in case of unfinished houses

South Australian consumers will be better protected in the event of homes not being completed as the state government ...

Industry • 18 July 2025 • By Gemma Crotty

WA building contractor director cops $10k fine

The former director of a Western Australian building contractor has been fined $10,000 after the company sought ...

Industry • 7 July 2025 • By Gemma Crotty