Construction News

Australia

• More Victorian renters are taking legal action against their landlords. Advocates say it’s just the tip of the iceberg
  Huge demand and dwindling supply has made it a tough market for renters, and new data shows more and more tenants with serious rental problems are turning to the legal system to solve them.
• Ella's story of selling a Sydney unit for a $90,000 loss will make you think twice about entering the housing market
  Almost one in six sellers in Sydney’s high-construction neighbourhoods are losing money, some as much as $100,000 for their lifetime investment, with interest rate squeeze pushing buyers to sell up fo…
• About 100 workers lose their jobs after collapse of another Adelaide builder
  An established construction company working on Adelaide’s major One Festival Tower project has been placed into liquidation. 
• 'The street is pretty much empty': Construction sites lie dormant as WA industry pleads for help
  Building companies warn more of them will go broke if the state government does not give them financial help, as Perth records the tightest residential vacancy rate in the country.  
• What the 'devastating' collapse of another major home builder means for SA's construction sector
  In the wake of the collapse of three South Australian builders, the industry and the state government are reassuring a brighter future is ahead. But for those looking to find a builder, objective info…
• Multimillionaire property developer admits comments about 'arrogant' workers were 'deeply insensitive'
  Tim Gurner says he regrets comments he made at a media event, which were slammed by workers, unions and politicians.
• Investment scheme collapse leaves families out of pocket
  The shocking collapse of Kris Agrawal’s empire has left more than 150 mum and dad investors reeling and a trail of debt totalling more than $60 million, as Emily Baker and Raveen Hunjan report.
• The collapse of an $80 million property investment scheme
  For more than a decade, Kris Agrawal built a reputation as a reliable businessman. But the shocking collapse of his empire has left more than 150 mum and dad investors almost $60 million out of pocket…
• 'It's hard living in a tent and going to work every day': Why this employed 34yo and his mum are homeless
  Matt Turner has a job and perfect tenancy references, but the housing crisis has left him at his lowest point.
• 'Absolutely crazy': Developer gets approval to build 16 homes on site of Echuca 'inland sea'
  A northern Victorian council has approved 16 townhouses to be built on land that was significantly flooded in the Murray River town of Echuca during last year’s flood.
• Sean and Jane paid $720,000 for an apartment with no car parks and shared laundry. It was their path out of renting
  Medium- and high-density development in established suburbs is being spruiked as the solution to Australia’s housing crisis. But there are still some risks. 
• More affordable homes planned for Adelaide's north to help address the housing crisis
  The South Australian government plans to build more than 200 homes in Adelaide’s north, with about two thirds of those to be listed as affordable new housing. 
• Would you slice your dream house in two? These couples did just that
  When David and Julie Bland’s house burned down, they wanted to replicate the character and authenticity of their grand old Queenslander — but faced with the increasing costs of building materials and…
• House prices rise for sixth straight month, with interest rate outlook likely to see 'active' selling season
  After a brief downturn earlier in the year, Australia’s housing market is firmly in recovery mode, with CoreLogic data showing house prices increased for a sixth consecutive month in August.
• 'Incredibly difficult' for renters as vacancy rates fall again to 'extremely low levels'
  Australian rental properties are getting even harder to find and it does not bode well for Australia’s cost-of-living crisis.
• One of China's richest women is an elusive billionaire heiress. Her fortune was just cut in half
  Yang Huiyan is the mysterious majority stakeholder of a sprawling real estate empire in China, but in a stunning reversal of fortune triggered by the country’s ongoing property market woes, she is now…
• Hundreds of workers sacked by text as WA contractor collapses, amid major road building schedule
  One of Western Australia’s biggest traffic management companies is forced into liquidation with a “significant inter-company debt”, with the CFMEU slamming the treatment of workers and accusing the co…
• Turning Japanese: Why China could be heading for a fall
  For much of the past 15 years, China has been developing a weapon that now has become increasingly unstable and that threatens to detonate from within, writes business editor Ian Verrender.
• On the outskirts of Australian cities, families like Kalpana's are losing sleep as home dreams crumble
  Analysts say the past 18 months have seen Australia’s home construction industry weather one of the largest storms in decades. It’s left countless families caught up in builder collapses teetering on…
• Clarkie's paradise lost as developer snaps up last beachfront shack
  Allan “Clarkie” Clarke’s 32-year tenure on prime Sunshine Coast land will end when the property’s new owner gets started on a luxury unit complex.
• New Town private hospital project canned amid construction cost blowout
  Land at the New Town site had already been cleared for the proposed Tasman Private Hospital, which would have also co-hosted a GP clinic, radiology and pathology services.
• Future of Labor's key housing policy uncertain after Greens frustrated with rent measures
  The fate of the government’s signature housing policy remains in doubt, with the Greens disappointed by renting measures announced by national cabinet yesterday, but the construction industry has welc…
• Thousands of protesters march on Labor's national conference in Brisbane
  Thousands of protesters march on Labor’s national conference, causing traffic chaos in Queensland’s capital.
• 50 shades of greige: Why our clothes and homes became so monochromatic and blandly uniform
  Whether it’s the stealth wealth clothing that we’re lusting after or the elevated sportswear that we’re living with – our clothes are increasingly vanilla. And so are our homes.
• National Cabinet is turning its attention to Australia's housing crisis – and an important shift could be coming
  There has been a lot of work going on behind the scenes in the lead-up to National Cabinet’s housing crisis meeting this week – and it could potentially mark an important shift in the way governments…

Middle East

• Lebanon: Hospital design consultancy
  Provision of consultancy services for the preparation of engineering designs for a hospital
• Kuwait: Mail works
  Carrying out mail works
• Egypt: Street repaving
  Repaving of streets
• Egypt: Administrative building
  Renovation of an administrative building
• Egypt: Building renovation
  Renovation of a building
• Egypt: Street tiling
  Tiling of streets
• Egypt: Road paving and renovation
  Paving and renovation of roads
• Saudi Arabia: Bridge design and build
  Provision of design and build services for the development of a bridge
• Kuwait: Geographic information systems
  Supply of geographic information systems
• Egypt: Road paving and canal coverage
  Paving of roads and coverage of a canal