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Would you buy a new apartment? Building confidence depends on ending the blame game
Confidence in building regulation and quality has clearly continued to deteriorate among the public and construction industry, with the combined might of nine governments making little progress towards implementing the recommendations of the Shergold Weir Building Confidence Report.
Ministers fiddle while buildings crack and burn
The Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF) met yesterday yet again to discuss implementing the February 2018 Shergold-Weir Report they commissioned in mid-2017.
Buck-passing on apartment building safety leaves residents at risk
Hundreds of residents in a Sydney apartment complex, the 122-unit Mascot Towers, were evacuated last Sunday when cracks began to appear due to a serious structural failure. And it isn’t clear when the residents can return.
Housing with buyer protection and no serious faults – is that too much to ask of builders and regulators?
Regulation of the Australian building industry is broken, according to the Shergold-Weir report to the Building Ministers’ Forum (BMF).
Lacrosse fire ruling sends shudders through building industry consultants and governments
In our adversarial legal system, there are losers as well as winners. The losers in this case are the fire engineer, the certifier and the architects
Cladding fire risks have been known for years. Lives depend on acting now, with no more delays
The fire at the Neo200 building on Spencer Street in the Melbourne CBD this week has eerie similarities to the Grenfell Tower disaster.