When recessions and depressions hit, governments of the past have turned to infrastructure to rebuild the economy, but the Morrison Government has largely opted against nation-building projects in this Budget. Continue Reading
Even while Australia’s second biggest city endures a second, and much stricter coronavirus lockdown, property developers are still inking deals to build thousands of new homes. Continue Reading
Is the new HomeBuilder scheme — with $25,000 grants for some renovations and new homes — too tightly targeted to be a success? Continue Reading
With no “snap-back” in sight, leaders in construction and tourism are warning of swathes of further job losses after JobKeeper expires at the end of September. Continue Reading
“Any one of us in the room could go and build a high rise,” developer Neil Sunners tells a conference in Darwin amid calls for stricter regulations and better standards. Continue Reading
First Australia had the mining boom, then the east coast housing boom, now the nation’s economic hopes are pinned to its biggest ever infrastructure boom. Continue Reading
An increasing number of analysts at major financial institutions are predicting official interest rate cuts in anticipation of a significant jump in the jobless rate, as construction workers get laid off. Continue Reading