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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

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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
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
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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
Andrew Penn and Kallie Blauhorn found a home that could accommodate their passion – more than 300 artworks across every conceivable medium.

How Telstra’s former boss turned an old warehouse into a gallery-style home

For Andrew Penn and Kallie Blauhorn, finding a home that could showcase more than 300 artworks proved a challenge. But the result is stunning.

  • Lou Sweeney
WA Commerce Minister Tony Buti.

After Nicheliving debacle, WA is finally beefing up building watchdog powers

Commerce Minister Tony Buti announced the new laws in the budget estimates hearing on Wednesday, referencing the trouble experienced in the sector in the past few years. 

  • Hamish Hastie
Ashfield Mall in Sydney’s inner west

The long list of fire failures at shopping centre revealed

A shopping complex in the inner west is at the centre of a fire safety crackdown after concerned shoppers raised the alarm with authorities.

  • David Barwell

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