The company which employed a teenager who died at a Perth worksite almost five years ago has been found guilty of failing to provide a safe workplace while its sole director is facing serious drug charges in New Zealand.
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Women are more likely to hurry past a construction site, fearful of unwanted attention, than they are to look for a job there.
Building sites have long had a reputation for rudeness, crudeness and toxic masculinity, and judging by damning...
That is despite studies showing there is no increased risk of miscarriage or birth defects or increased risk of sperm and egg abnormality among the vaccinated.
University of Melbourne associate professor of obstetrics and gynaecology Kate Stern said there were...
Construction company Multiplex has been fined $150,000 over the death of a construction worker on one of its building sites five years ago.
Herman Holtz, 62, was killed when a mobile crane trying to move a 10-tonne generator toppled on the...
Civil construction company Pipecon has been convicted and fined $550,000 for a workplace safety breach that killed two workers on a housing development in Ballarat.
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Pipecon pleaded guilty in the County Court more than three years after the fatal...
“I think it’s worth getting this right and I think we’ve got a real opportunity to do so,” institute president Tania Wolff said.
Meanwhile, Melbourne is struggling to get foot traffic and office occupancy back to pre-pandemic levels prompting a...
It's two hours away from dinner service in Simon Matthews' commercial kitchen, and his team is preparing for another busy night ahead.
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Public-facing workers have until today to get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs
Some industry groups expect some key staff...
Australians have stopped in cities and towns across the country to mark Remembrance Day, pausing for a minute's silence at 11:00am on what is also the 80th anniversary of the opening of the War Memorial in Canberra.
Due to COVID-19 restrictions, this is the...
Consumer, Building and Occupational Services boss defends Tasmania's 'robust regulatory framework' for dealing with complaints.
Reforms introduced in January 2017 brought contractual protections for owners, but as CBOS Executive Director Peter Graham explains, the remedies are not available for contracts...
The Colosseum, Rome. Italy’s construction market has grown nine months in a row (Diliff/CC BY-SA 2.5)
The release of pent-up demand for construction sent Italy and Ireland into strong growth mode last month against the backdrop of weak growth...
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