Housing Construction Industry

Clive Palmer has lost a more than three-year legal battle with the Gold Coast City Council, which would have seen 3,000 new dwellings built next to a sewage treatment plant.

The Queensland government has doubled its First Home Owner Grant to $30,000 but the incentive won't suit everyone. Here's what you you need to know.

Apartment buyers in limbo after cracks appear in million dollar investment.

A former client liaison officer for Niche Living has told of daily phone calls from "desperate people" seeking answers about when their homes would be completed.

Single mum Bethany Evans put down a $100,000 deposit on an off-the-plan apartment two years ago. When cracks appeared, she realised there was no way out.

A group of homeowners bought into an NT government-backed affordable housing scheme, riddled with defects and serious safety concerns. They're fearful of another cyclone while they wait for court proceedings. 

High rents are driving our inflation because of record levels of immigration, and few appear willing to confront the problem. But this is not — and should not — be an argument about multiculturalism, race or diversity, writes Ian Verrender.

Builders who don't follow the rules will be "chased out of town", the building commissioner says, under new laws set to pass this week.

The boosted home buyers' grant will come into effect on Monday, and can also be used for granny flats or module homes. 

Financial counsellors say a government service designed to help people on Centrelink is being misused to exploit vulnerable Australians.

Centrepay is an online tool designed to help people on Centrelink pay for essentials like rent or bills through automatic deductions. But financial counsellors say the government service is instead being misused by some providers to exploit vulnerable Australians.

In response to concerns about about platypus habitat, a housing developer applying to build more than 200 homes in the City of Shellharbour has described citizen science as "unreliable".

Thousands of complaints have been made about a foul stench, often compared to cat urine and rotten eggs, coming from this industrial site. Infringement notices have been issued — but not about the smell.

On the one hand, is a $3 billion development to accommodate thousands of families. On the other, is a burial site that is of immeasurable cultural significance. The problem? They are both on the same ground.

Sharon Harrison says her property has been flooding ever since her neighbour did work on his driveway. She's spent almost three years waiting for a hearing in Victoria's civil tribunal.

The South Australian government will give land to the federal government to build nuclear submarines in exchange for three sites, two of which it plans to use for new housing.

The ACT government's expanded stamp duty concession is likely to incentivise downsizing for older Canberrans, freeing up stand-alone houses for growing families, industry experts say.

The federal member for Calare Andrew Gee says while the funding announcement is a positive step, many residents have fallen into considerable debt due to delays in such assistance.

Here's some steps you can take to help identify the risky players – they're not flawless, but they are (mostly) free.

Vanessa Grady studied to become a dental nurse, but now she drives machinery for an industry ready to embrace women's contributions to construction.

The sky is the limit for developers on much of the Gold Coast's beachfront real estate, but is it what people want?

The Shire of Denmark is turning to infill and higher density housing in a bid to tackle the housing crisis that's forced young couples like Brad and Maria to leave town.

After lengthy delays, some home buyers left in the lurch over insurance issues are now restarting the process of finishing their partially-built homes.  

Three men involved in a failed housing scheme which targeted elderly customers appear in a Perth court for allegedly breaching corporate law.

The central bank insists housing is still a topic of intense focus, as rents and prices rocket, despite a key analysis group within the RBA not meeting for more than a year.