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Contestants from the upcoming season of The Block in Daylesford.

The Block faces falling house prices – and loses a billionaire buyer

House prices have fallen in the setting for this year’s show, and contestants won’t have a familiar pair of deep pockets to bail them out.

  • Louise Talbot

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The best returns over the past five years were not from the typical home in Sydney or Melbourne.

A new book aims to fix housing affordability, but there’s a better solution for Victoria

Abundance has captured the attention of economists and politicians alike, but could a simple solution be sitting right under their noses?

  • Jim Malo
(From left) John Khoury, Nick Maric, and Mick Gatto. Maric has for years had Khoury and his business partner Gatto on a retainer to deal with the CFMEU.

$110,000 payment for union peace: Developer’s deal in spotlight amid fresh calls to clean up industry

A deal between a gangland associate and a Gold Coast developer has been revealed amid a call for action on “crime and corruption” in the construction industry.

  • Nick McKenzie and David Marin-Guzman
Master Builders Victoria board directors say the employer group is reliant on Incolink for solvency.

Victoria gives $12m to CFMEU-aligned fund under scrutiny

The union-aligned redundancy fund provided $31.5 million worth of safety and training grants since 2018, $12 million of which came from the Victorian government’s coffers.

  • Kieran Rooney
C.Sreet Projects has developed Australia’s first build-to-sell townhouses with Passivhaus certification.

The house that slashed its energy bills by 70 per cent

It’s warm in winter, whisper quiet, and has much lower energy bills – and there are more of its kind on the way.

  • Caroline Zielinski
Tow truck driver Brett Jenkins at a workshop in Yennora, Sydney, Tuesday, 15 July 2025. Freeway and infrastructure tolls are screwing small business operator and tradies in western Sydney who are dependent on the roads. p5mett . Photo: Sam Mooy / The Sydney Morning Herald

‘It’s destroying us’: The Sydney workers who don’t qualify for toll cap relief

While drivers of Class A vehicles – cars and motorcycles – qualify for NSW’s $60 toll cap, small businesses and sole traders can spend hundreds a week.

  • Mostafa Rachwani
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Tia Weston bought an abandoned house.

Tia bought an abandoned house for $1.50. It’s now her dream home

It took the 29-year-old and her family less than a year to go from derelict to move-in ready – and it’s not in Italy.

  • Kate Kachor
Andrew Stockwell works remotely as a construction estimator and is the proud owner of Gangs Place – a travelling tiny home.

Andrew saw a tiny home on Instagram. Then he built one from scratch

He’s now touring Australia in his tiny home and working remotely from picturesque locations, enjoying million-dollar views for free.

  • Pauline Morrissey
Attorney-General Deb Frecklington, Premier David Crisafulli and Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie at the announcement of a commission of inquiry into the CFMEU on Sunday.

‘A line in the sand’: LNP announces ‘Queensland’s royal commission’ into CFMEU

“This is the spotlight needed to bring the CFMEU out of the shadows,” the Premier said on Sunday, days after a report alleged violence, intimidation and misogyny in the union.

  • Courtney Kruk
Construction costs in Brisbane are now higher than anywhere else in Australia.

Brisbane now most expensive place to build in Australia

The trend could push house prices up considerably and cause more blowouts for major projects, according to one expert.

  • William Davis

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