Fixing productivity in home construction will require a coordinated approach between government, home-owners, construction companies and their employees.
- Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
We found that a healthy work-life balance for everyone is most effectively achieved by giving people greater individual flexibility over when, where, how and how long they work.
Australia is short of construction workers, yet qualified and experienced migrants are far more likely to be unemployed or underemployed than workers born in Australia.
Hospitals will have to plan for larger floods - and find ways to safely evacuate staff and patients.
New research reveals it is nearly impossible for buyers to find high-quality information about the apartments they considering purchasing, placing them at considerable risk.
To get more people with disabilities and other disadvantages into jobs, we need a system built on collaboration, not competition.
The recently announced $250 million NSW budget boost for housing for Aboriginal people, is much-needed. It’s critical this well-intentioned investment does not repeat the mistakes of the past.
Identifying and fixing apartment defects can be challenging, especially as they’re often the shared responsibility of all owners in the building. A new guide aims to help navigate the pitfalls.
As well as an infrastructure spending boost, governments are fast-tracking approvals. But these processes exist for a reason. If we get projects wrong, we live with the consequences for decades.
Local councils work hand in hand with industries like construction. If the downturn is allowed to cripple councils, that will also hit essential businesses hard.
Policies for Indigenous Australians must better reflect and prioritise Indigenous cultural values.
The difficulty of finding out about building defects creates an information deficit that threatens public confidence and stability in the apartment market. NSW has begun work on a solution.
Indigenous procurement policies are kicking goals, but who for?
Building defects in apartment blocks are far from unusual. We need to identify the systemic flaws contributing to them.
With one of the world’s largest infrastructure pipelines, Australian governments could leverage their procurement spending power to benefit the communities where the work is done.
Most of our hospitals were not designed to cope with the health impacts of future extreme weather. And hospital infrastructure has not been adapted to secure health care during such events.
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