Construction
Why the Australian housing market is worse than our overseas peers
While building more homes is a part of the solution, experts say there are other measures that could bring property prices down.
- by Jemimah Clegg
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Skills shortage
Bridge too far: Yoga teachers say migration need is a stretch
Jobs and Skills Australia has defended placing yoga instructors on its draft core skills migration list, while several building trades don’t make the cut.
- by Angus Thompson
Property values dropping for homes facing the greatest risk of bushfire, flooding
More than 32,000 Australian homes face a high risk of bushfire, while 141,000 homes are at risk of flooding. The risks will push insurance costs up and home values down.
- by Elizabeth Redman
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Skills shortage
Yoga teachers make draft core skills visa list, but not tradies
Despite the nation’s housing crisis, yogis, martial artists and dog handlers are among the occupations to have beaten construction trades to a spot on a draft priority skills list.
- by Angus Thompson
Inside the Northcote renovation that was never meant to happen
It started as a few odd jobs around the house, then one thing led to another. Before long, Trent was knee-deep in a major renovation.
- by Alexandra Middleton
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Vocational training
Victoria’s worst free TAFE completion rates revealed
Just 1 per cent of Victorians who registered for a free plumbing course in recent years successfully completed their training.
- by Broede Carmody
Stuck in the sand: Perth’s got 2000 homes approved, but no one to build them
There are nearly 2000 homes approved in Perth that have not yet been started, which experts say is an abnormal lag – but there are signs the backlog may soon ease.
- by Sarah Brookes
Investors give Lendlease a tick for overhaul amid warning it ‘will not be easy’
Investors are positive about Lendlease’s restructure, but there will be short-term pain while the process is under way to achieve long-term gain, analysts warn.
- by Carolyn Cummins
Unprecedented building cost blowouts leave city dwellers in the lurch
Two key statistics indicate that Australia’s housing affordability crisis will continue to worsen, even as governments scramble to ease supply constraints.
- by Jemimah Clegg
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.
- by Melissa Cunningham
Is Clover to blame for turning Oxford Street from party precinct into a ghost town?
A troubled construction project has added to the woes plaguing Sydney’s iconic gay strip.
- by Andrew Taylor