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A battle has broken out between two billionaire families over the brick market.

Battle building between billionaire brickmakers, with dispute set for trial

Australia’s largest brick company Brickworks is seeking to force the billionaire Buckeridge family’s construction empire to divest a subsidiary over competition concerns.

  • Sarah Danckert

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Construction costs weigh on the housing sector

New rules send ‘shock waves’ through the housing industry

The cost of making homes more sustainable and the banning of engineered stone have sent shock waves through the construction industry.

  • Carolyn Cummins
Porter Davis was the builder for several large developers.

Builders counting the cost of a stimulus-fuelled boom that was too hot to handle

Federal and state pandemic-era housing stimulus has been partly blamed for the collapse of residential builders such as Porter Davis.

  • Simon Johanson and Sarah Danckert
Austral Bricks in Plant No 1 NSW at Horsley Park, Sydney.

Goodman taps into building supply boom with Brickworks deal

Brickworks is spinning off 15 key manufacturing assets into a jointly run fund with industrial behemoth Goodman Group.

  • Simon Johanson and Carolyn Cummins
ASX-listed Australian manufacturers have endorsed the federal government's new gas policy.

'Good news for business': Manufacturers back gas-fired recovery plan

Some of Australia's top manufacturers have backed the federal government's gas policy, saying it should lower prices and protect local jobs.

  • Darren Gray and Nick Toscano
ASX-listed building products company CSR says uncertainty created by the coronavirus means it cannot provide guidance for the current financial year.

More government help needed to boost housing availability: CSR chairman

CSR chairman John Gillam says the Commonwealth's $688 million Homebuilder program won't be enough to boost housing affordability and jobs.

  • Darren Gray
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Brickworks boss Lindsay Partridge says a new home buyer grant would deliver substantial economic benefits.

Brickworks wants rapid reveal of housing stimulus plans

The boss of Australia's biggest brickmaker, Lindsay Partridge, says state governments should match the federal government's home-building grants dollar-for-dollar.

  • Darren Gray
Brickworks boss Lindsay Partridge says the company has deferred the letting of major contracts on a new brick plant by three months, but expects the building industry to be more resilient than other industries to coronavirus fallout.

New western Sydney brick plant delayed by coronavirus

Building products giant Brickworks has delayed the letting of major contracts for a new $125 million brick plant in Sydney by three months because of the coronavirus.

  • Darren Gray
A controversial ban on cash purchases over $10,000 is set to pass Parliament despite unrest among government MPs.

Business leaders urge incentive packages as part of stimulus plan

Business leaders have called for support for the tourism industry and incentives for people to buy new cars as part of the federal government's stimulus package.

  • Darren Gray
Brickworks managing director Lindsay Partridge

Brickworks CEO calls for new rules to address 'serious' building risks

The boss of brick and roof tile manufacturer Brickworks says poor quality building products and sub-standard construction practices are placing consumers at serious risk

  • Darren Gray

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