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Firefighters inspect the damage at Melbourne’s Neo 200 building.

Construction experts demand criminal penalties for shoddy builders

A lack of oversight in the construction industry is fuelling a legacy of defects, says an industry expert.

  • Melissa Cunningham

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Melbourne teacher Allison Nally is one of a growing number of Victorias who are living in a building with defects. She has been told she will have to pay $60,000 by July 1 for repairs on her faulty apartment building and has already had window frames and other elements of her one bedroom replaced.

High hopes, low quality: special levies and repairs plague new apartment owners

Cracks, leaks, and cladding – there are hidden dangers in Australia’s new apartments, and it’s costing owners thousands.

  • Melissa Cunningham
Emergency responders and the public gather around ambulances carrying wounded from the wedding.

Fireworks likely ignited wedding venue leaving more than 100 dead, 150 injured

Footage shown on Iraqi television networks appeared to show the bride and groom on the dance floor ready to start their slow dance when the fire began.

  • Farid Abdulwahed
Cladding Safety Victoria has warned that balcony defects are likely to be prevalent in apartment buildings across the state.

‘Serious safety risks’: Hundreds of dodgy balconies found during flammable cladding removal

Inspections of buildings that received government funding to remove flammable cladding revealed more than 550 defective balconies, prompting warnings that the problems could be widespread.

  • Jewel Topsfield
Who pays for flammable building cladding?

Flammable cladding fracas: Apartment owners stranded in legal limbo

Owners cannot sell or refinance their property because of the flammable cladding, nor can they borrow against their equity to fund the urgent repairs. They’re trapped in a construction catch-22.

  • Jon Faine
Jennifer and Kevin Opie say they are financially ruined after the building authority identified up to 30 additional fire risks in their building after the flammable cladding was removed.

‘It’s cruel, it’s intolerable’: Residents hit with huge bills for extra safety works

Residents who have had flammable cladding removed from their apartments in a government scheme say they have been left broke and unable to sell their homes after the regulator demanded they pay for expensive additional works.

  • Christine Ahern
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The board’s decision means fireworks can return to the MCG.

MCG fireworks to return after flammable cladding review

Concerns over safety risks stopped the fireworks show at the AFL season opener, but a review has found 3500 square metres of flammable cladding on the stadium’s Northern Stand does not pose a fire risk.

  • Cara Waters
The Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017 claimed the lives of 72 people.

Five years on, Grenfell’s shadow falls on every unsafe building

Every home owner and tenant deserves a safe place to live, and swift action needs to be taken in order to prevent a major tragedy occurring in our own backyard.

  • Stephen Brell
ECU has 11 buildings that require remedial action across its campuses.

Combustible cladding still present at Perth hospitals, unis and schools

Supply chain delays and high demand have been blamed for delays in replacing potentially flammable cladding on public buildings.

  • Sarah Brookes
The Grenfell Tower fire in London in 2017 claimed the lives of 72 people.

Grenfell’s wake: Perth unit owners forced to pay $1m for cladding as builders fold

Perth apartment owners are still living in developments using the deadly cladding found on Grenfell Tower while others have been forced to put their hand into their own pocket to fix the costly problem after a spate of builders went bust.

  • Sarah Brookes

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