Development
The building commissioner doesn’t think Sydney has a defects crisis. Tell that to Amanda
What does NSW need to do to solve its defects crisis? It starts by acknowledging there’s a problem – then taking these seven steps.
- Max Maddison and Anthony Segaert
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Maria thought her townhouse was ‘perfect’. Then her bedroom ceiling began to drip
Defects are being kept out of strata reports and the building commission is removing defects notices from public view - all of which creates a trap for prospective buyers such as the Tsolakis family.
- Anthony Segaert
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- City life
‘Global city’: Corner pub set to become new Brisbane landmark
Plans have been lodged with Brisbane City Council for a 39-storey tower on a city block anchored by churches and heritage-listed buildings.
- Sean Parnell
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- Shoddy Sydney
‘This is out of control’: The 750 tradies who bought fake qualifications from criminals
Building defects cost Sydney home owners and taxpayers $700 million a year. Some of the problem begins with who is engaged to do the work.
- Harriet Alexander and Max Maddison
- Opinion
- Wildlife
From nuisance to mascot, the true history of Sydney’s bin chicken
The much-derided white ibis wasn’t always a city-slicker. But now it calls Sydney home, a rare case of a metropolis being the saviour of a threatened species.
- Antone Martinho-Truswell
Search for buildings with defect notices across Sydney
Hundreds of orders for developers to fix defective homes in Sydney have been issued over the past four years. This is where they are.
Stuart didn’t think much of a wet patch in his lounge room. Then he came home to a flooded flat
Defective buildings across Sydney are costing home owners and taxpayers $700 million a year. This is what is at stake as development accelerates.
- Anthony Segaert
They should have been retired by now. Here’s why we’re stuck with XPTs
People who rely on trains to travel long distances in NSW and interstate are paying the price for troubled fleet replacement projects.
- Matt O'Sullivan
First metro train rolls along the final stage of Sydney’s $21.6b line
The first metro journey marks the start of more than 6500 hours of testing which will determine when the line opens to passengers next year.
- Matt O'Sullivan
Heritage-listed Edward Street building to become four-level city pad
The Victorian warehouse, which has survived floods, a fire and changes to its use, is set to become a luxury apartment.
- Sean Parnell
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