Home builders would be ordered to fix poor work after families have their keys and move in, under new powers for the industry watchdog and the establishment of “a one-stop shop for consumers”.
Construction companies have been hit with more than $1 million in penalties in the past two years after objects including heavy metal brackets plummeted from Melbourne buildings.
Almost half a million people would gain access to sporting grounds and extra open space if more Victorian public schools were unlocked for community use, a new report reveals.
Thousands of landowners could be hit with a huge tax bill under the Allan government’s plan to build 60 high-rise transport hubs across Melbourne.
Victorian manufacturers are preparing to cut jobs, saying they’ve been betrayed by “duplicitous politicians” who are allowing steel to be shipped in from China and abroad for Big Build projects.
Premier Jacinta Allan’s plan for soaring apartment towers across Melbourne is set to help Labor win over young voters, and their parents, but could lose it further ground in strong Liberal seats.
Victoria’s wholesale electricity prices have risen by 114 per cent in the past year, dampening the prospects of relief for power bill pain in 2025.
Construction industry unions are set to campaign against Labor candidates in key seats amid a push to establish a rival trade union body as they lash out over the Albanese government’s call to put the CFMEU into administration.
The SRL project, already costing $34.5bn, has been forced to acquire new land due to protect its tunnel route.
A bombshell claim alleges the multinational consortium running the North East Link has been coerced by the CFMEU into hiring casual workers on $300k for the project.
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