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AUSTRALIA

• Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade to create 'new cultural heart', receives key councillor support
  

  The proposed redevelopment of the Old Burleigh Theatre Arcade receives tentative support from a key councillor following public outcry.

• Sydney's new motorway will give drivers 'an hour of your life back every day'
  Two new tunnels from St Peters to Kingsgrove — the second-stage of WestConnex — could open as early as this weekend with the NSW Premier telling drivers they would get an hour of their life back every…
• NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian says Amazon's announcement is a 'huge boost'
  Online retail giant Amazon is building one of the largest warehouses in Australia in its latest efforts to expand its operations in the country.
• Powerhouse Museum's move to Parramatta hits major bump as union announces green ban
  

  The construction union is standing behind furious Parramatta residents who have vowed to protect two Victorian period buildings from being flattened to make way for the new Powerhouse Museum.

• Amazon warehouse roughly the size of Taronga Zoo to be built in Western Sydney
  

  Amazon’s new robotics warehouse at Kemps Creek will be roughly the size of Taronga Zoo, stock up to 11 million items, and is expected to begin delivering packages by Christmas 2021.

• No timeline for when $25k HomeBuilder scheme will be up and running
  

  Three weeks since it launched, the Federal Government’s HomeBuilder scheme is missing in action and it won’t be online until all states and territories sign on.

• 'The phone isn't ringing': NSW construction looks to a way out of coronavirus
  Jobs in construction are a key focus for the NSW Government as it moves to the coronavirus recovery phase for the economy, with Treasurer Dominic Perrottet insisting they’re “crucial” to help the stat…
• Tech giant Atlassian plans to build world's tallest commercial hybrid timber tower next to Sydney's Central Station
  The 40-storey building will be 180 metres tall and accommodate up to 4,000 staff, with a youth hostel occupying the lower levels.
• Inside the final stages of construction on Sydney's tallest hotel
  As a crane operator working on Sydney’s new Crown casino development, Nuno Nunes has the highest “office” in Sydney — among the perks are dazzling views to the Blue Mountains and Central Coast….
• Crown Sydney skyscraper construction
  The Crown Sydney skyscraper at Barangaroo can be seen under construction on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. The building is due to be completed in December 2020.

INTERNATIONAL

• Losses force BAM to wind down non-European business
  BAM has announced that it expects to report a significant loss for the first half of the year and that it is winding down BAM International.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Cemex invests in start-up creating aggregates from waste plastic
  Cemex Ventures is investing in a start-up that turns waste plastic into artificial gravel.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Vinci picked for German cultural centre
  Vinci has won the contract to upgrade and operate the civic centre in the German city of Velbert.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Contractors agree €600m settlement over fatal building collapse
  A joint venture of three major contractors has agreed to pay €600m (£550m) to settle claims centred on the fatal collapse in 2009 of Cologne’s archives building.Read Full Article: The Construction Ind…
• Record lift takes place on record-breaking bridge
  An Australian company has used one of its M2480D heavy-lift luffers (HLL) to carry out what is claimed to be a record-breaking lift.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Gammon lands $5.7bn Hong Kong contract
  Balfour Beatty’s 50:50 joint venture Gammon has won a major contract for the buildings, mechanical and electrical works needed for new highway in Hong Kong.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Bouygues picked for Paris sports arena
  A consortium led by two Bouygues Construction subsidiaries has won work worth more than €100m for a sports arena and associated projects in Paris.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Australian Space Agency picks Fugro for robotics control centre
  The newly formed Australian Space Agency (ASA) has partnered with Fugro for the design, construction and operation of a robotics control centre.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Norway power cable passes halfway [–with video]
  Construction of the world’s biggest subsea power cable is facing, and beating, some interesting engineering challenges.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…
• Intermat launches Paris Construction Week
  Four trade shows are to be brought together in April 2021 as Paris Construction Week.Read Full Article: The Construction Index…