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Australia’s apartment construction crisis to cost $6.2 billion in repairs
New research commissioned by the construction union has revealed that Australia’s building and construction crisis will cost $6.2 billion in remediation and associated costs.* The independent research, undertaken by Equity Economics and contained in the report ‘Shaky...
Skills shortage shows failure of government
The CFMEU National Construction Secretary has laid the blame for skills shortages and drop in apprentice numbers at the door of the Morrison Government. CFMEU National Construction Secretary Dave Noonan said the government has introduced rules which force apprentices...
ABCC wastes more money on frivolous ‘cup of tea’ case
The latest quarterly report from Australian Building and Construction Commission shows that in total the regulator has wasted around half-a-million taxpayer dollars on frivolous court action in the infamous ‘cup of tea’ case. CFMEU National Construction...