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Amy Greenbank
Amy Greenbank is a political reporter in the ABC’s Parliament House bureau in Canberra. She joined the ABC in 2018 after covering breaking news, crime and court rounds for Sky News. Amy has a masters degree in journalism from Charles Sturt University. Follow her on Twitter @Amy_Greenbank
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How to spot a risky home builder who might not be around to finish the job
Here's some steps you can take to help identify the risky players – they're not flawless, but they are (mostly) free.
Buyers of defective apartments allowed to break contracts, recoup deposits in 'quite radical' NSW first
The undertaking, struck between the NSW building commissioner and a developer in receivership, is the first of its kind and designed to serve as a caution for financiers considering lending to risky developers.
ASIC has been alerted to hundreds of builders suspected of insolvent trading but not one has been prosecuted
ASIC has never prosecuted a builder over insolvent trading despite suspicions hundreds of construction companies are taking part in the illegal practice.
Sydney hospital forced to destroy IVF patients' embryos and shut down fertility laboratory
Affected patients were alerted this week about the contamination at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital's fertility unit.
Collapsed Sydney developer Toplace entity owes $25m to Australian Tax Office, administrator finds
A report has found a subsidiary of property developer Toplace, failed to pay $25 million it owed to the tax office in 2022 and claims there's little chance of those funds being recovered.
Sydney developer must pay $1.5m to continue with Ray Hadley defamation case, court told
At a Federal Court hearing in Sydney on Wednesday, Registrar Paul Farrell was presented with questions about how the defamation case can proceed because Jean Nassiff is either still overseas, reportedly in Lebanon, or bankrupt.
Investigation launched into Australia's top home builder Metricon, as more complaints emerge
More than 60 complaints have been lodged with NSW Fair Trading since March, with Metricon listed on the regulator's complaints register for the last four consecutive months.
Building giant tells buyers to pay hundreds of thousands extra or lose homes and deposits
Metricon, the biggest home builder in the country, has told some customers to pay painfully higher prices or risk losing their new homes and deposits in a contract nightmare affecting home owners.
Berejiklian releases statement after ICAC finds she took part in corrupt conduct
The former NSW premier thanks her supporters and says the ICAC report is with her legal team.
Sydney council spends millions blocking developments, as mayor at risk of losing her view
North Sydney Council's ballooning legal bill comes as a new report from the NSW Productivity Commission finds the city's most affluent suburbs must become higher and denser to arrest the housing crisis.
Sydney oceanfront property sells for close to $45 million amid cost-of-living crunch
The bungalow was owned by late radio star Harry Griffiths and has been held by the family for more than six decades.
Star Casino manager 'disappeared' after allegedly transferring $13m into his account, inquiry told
The former chief executive of Sydney's Star Casino tells an inquiry its international VIP team is not "out of control", despite a senior manager "disappearing" after allegedly transferring a $13.3 million payment from a junket operator into his own account.
Former Star CEO admits issues raised at inquiry suggest 'significant, systemic and cultural' problem at casino
Matt Bekier faces his second day of questioning less than two months after resigning amid allegations of money laundering, fraud and criminal infiltration at the Sydney casino.
Carmela didn't hesitate to offer her spare rooms to a Ukrainian family fleeing war. She found homes for five
Displaced Ukrainians arriving in Australia are finding their feet in stunning Sydney locations, staying at the homes of people like Carmela as they wait for their visas to be processed.
Liberal candidate forced to 'sprint' to polling day after preselection dramas delay campaigning
The Liberal Party's pick for the southern Sydney seat of Hughes, after the defection of Craig Kelly, faces a fight from other candidates who have had months on the campaign trail already.
Pokies money laundering inquiry quietly gets underway in NSW
It started with much less fanfare than probes into Crown and The Star casinos but an inquiry into pokies at pubs and clubs by the state's most powerful crime-fighting agency is underway.
It was Michael's lifelong dream to join the army. Within two years he had 'completely changed'
A grieving mother tells an inquiry into veteran suicide how her son took his own life after bullying in the army left him suffering depression and anxiety.
Danielle Wilson tells royal commission she was told to 'suck it up' after her alleged sexual assault while in the Navy
Danielle Wilson says she had only recently turned 18 when she was sexually assaulted while on a training exercise with the Royal Australian Navy.
Crucial industries face 'massive disruption' over coming months as workers isolate
Consumers should be bracing for fewer items on supermarket shelves and longer waits for deliveries as isolation laws hit businesses, a leading epidemiologist says.
Modelling predicting 25,000 COVID cases a day by January in NSW was 'very preliminary'
The author of the COVID modelling report used by the NSW Health Minister to urge the community to stay vigilant ahead of a surge in cases backs his findings but says they were very preliminary.
'People were screaming': Police called to wild Sydney strata meeting in cracking apartment tower
It's the stuff of Sydney strata nightmares: a cracking building, an expensive repair bill and an owners' meeting that got so heated the police turned up.
Building order finds 'hazard to human life': Awning in new Sydney development in danger of collapse
Government inspectors find potential "serious defects" in the 15-storey Baulkham Hills Modena complex in Sydney's north-west, including an awning in danger of collapse, according to a building work rectification order.
'The worst is yet to come': NSW could hit 6,000 cases a day by October, study finds
New research has found that if restrictions were fully lifted when 80 per cent of adults were vaccinated, half a million people would become infected in the following month.
COVID-19 patients share 'heartbreaking' stories from their hospital beds
Patients tell of the devastating impact of COVID-19 and of whole families becoming infected.
What will life look like when we're 80 per cent vaccinated? This country offers a glimpse
When Israel reopened completely after reaching the 80 per cent mark, it took one giant step backwards, with a huge surge in COVID-19 cases. Experts say it's a clear warning for Australia.