Construction
WA ‘must adopt yes attitude to apartments’ as housing completions drop
Low housing completions in WA are hobbling the nation’s progress towards its 1.2 million new homes target, which came into effect this month.
- by Sarah Brookes
Latest
Shocked woman buys hoarder house, but it’s not full of junk
A first home buyer who bought a condemned hoarder’s house has shared her surprise at what she discovered inside.
- by Emily Power
Podcast
Building Bad
‘This is the opportunity. Don’t squib it’: Nick McKenzie opens up on CFMEU investigation
Underworld figures and bikies infiltrated the CFMEU and major building projects in Victoria and NSW, triggering the resignation of the union’s boss and significant political fallout. Nick McKenzie explains how we got here.
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Housing crisis
Brianna signed up for a home build. Three years later she lives with her parents
Ordinary families caught in the state’s housing construction gridlock are facing looming payment deadlines, putting loans for their unfinished homes under threat.
- by Claire Ottaviano
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Building Bad
‘Everyone eats’: Secret audio lays bare CFMEU kickback plan
A fixer has been caught on tape offering to set up kickbacks to union officials to win work for a company as police evidence mounts against John Setka’s anointed successor over suspected corruption.
- by Nick McKenzie, David Marin-Guzman, Ben Schneiders and Amelia Ballinger
How a teacher and IT pro turned a rotting terrace into a colourful haven
When Nicholas and Zahra first saw the Fitzroy fixer-upper, it was ‘barely liveable’. Now, it has been transformed.
- by Jessica Golding
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Engadine
The Sydney apartment building found to have serious defects
The builder being prosecuted by the EPA over 10 tonnes of asbestos-riddled construction waste on his wife’s Southern Highlands property has been dealt a new blow.
- by Anthony Segaert
No more empty nests: Downsizing a major key to unlock WA housing
Here’s how many spare bedrooms there are in WA – and what’s stopping their owners from moving into something that fits their needs better.
- by Peter Milne
Opinion
Property prices
Can Australia rise to the challenge and deliver 1.2 million new homes?
Five million empty bedrooms while financially precarious home builders face rising costs and departing workers - change is urgent for Australia to house its people.
- by Alan Duncan
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Perth
Customer complaints pile up against Perth home builder Nicheliving
Commerce Minister Sue Ellery has revealed the staggering number of complaints lodged against troubled home builder Nicheliving.
- by Sarah Brookes and Rachael Clifford
Why downlights are making you colder and your split system less effective
Ever felt like the air-conditioner only pushes around cold air in winter? It may take climbing up into the attic and having a look around to find out why that is.
- by Jim Malo