Jun 12, 2026
‘We are working harder and longer but we are not working smarter’
Report shows labour productivity rose marginally in the last quarter, easily outpaced by growth in work hours.
Callum Godde
May 19, 2026
Climate change risks plenty in infrastructure
A state has been warned climate change-linked weather hazards endanger almost a fifth of the value of major infrastructure assets.
Feb 12, 2026
‘Game of Monopoly’: wiggle room on high-rise maps
Plans to build apartment complexes with up to 20 floors have been compared to a simplistic board game as housing advocates hail the "promising vision".
Feb 2, 2026
Mass relocation as public housing faces wrecking ball
Residents have been put on notice to move out as public housing advocates fight a plan to reduce city towers to rubble.
Dec 4, 2025
Threats and profanity as builder collapse boiled over
Staff and home owners were at each other's throats as a state insurance scheme struggled with "unprecedented" demand after a construction giant went bust.
Oct 24, 2025
‘Scorched earth’: public housing demo plan picked apart
Legal minds, engineers and residents have renewed their fight to tear down plans to demolish and rebuild a city's entire stock of public housing towers.
Mar 4, 2025
Dodgy builder ‘nightmares’ spark protections shake-up
Victims of dodgy builders have been promised easier access to a state-operated insurance scheme to fix shoddy work under a consumer law shake-up.
Feb 26, 2025
Victoria to become townhouse capital of Australia
Jacinta Allan is pushing forward plans to turn the state into a townhouse capital, with reforms blocking neighbours from appealing against three storey developments.
Jan 23, 2025
More charges over building regulator kickbacks scandal
The Independent Broad-based Anti-Corruption Commission has laid more charges as part of its investigation into alleged financial gains linked to builder registrations signed off by the Victorian Building Authority.
Sep 4, 2024
Double tax for Airbnbs as councils retain fee powers
Airbnb owners and users face a double tax whammy in Victoria after the government introduced a bill to parliament to impose a 7.5 per cent user-pays levy on short-stay platforms such as Airbnb and Stayz.
