Infrastructure Construction Industry

As one of the deadliest typhoons in decades ripped through Vietnam, a harrowing video of a bridge collapsing emerged on social media. And while the storm dealt the final blow to the bridge, it may not be the only thing responsible for the tragedy.

It's one of Australia's worst infrastructure failures, a time bomb counting down to catastrophe for a city and farming community unaware of the threat until one man's alarming discovery.

Across the country, wind farms are being built faster than ever, but agricultural landholders are split on embracing the energy revolution while protecting food production.

A three-storey, underground car park at Hobart's proposed Macquarie Point AFL stadium is the latest known exclusion from the building cost estimates, a parliamentary hearing is told.

The Chatswood to Sydenham line had a target opening day of Sunday August 4, but is yet to receive the necessary approvals from the national rail safety regulator.

The CFMEU's history gives us a window into Australia's economic, political and industrial landscape over the past 40 years.

Dozens of union members appeared in the video, thanking CFMEU leadership in NSW for "always being at the cornerstone of safety on site".

The lure of long-term employment on major construction sites has been one major factor in why home building has become so expensive.

WA's premier and treasurer are among the first passengers to ride the 15-kilometre railway extension covering three new train stations in Perth's north — Alkimos, Eglinton and Yanchep.

It is hoped including Paraburdoo Hospital upgrades in a combined tender with a planned revamp of Tom Price Hospital will make it easier to get a construction company on board, although the state government has not upped its own contribution.

Yes, you could get sunburnt underneath it. No, a big cricket shot won't punch through it (apparently). Think of it like a "scaled-up version of your backyard shade sail", one expert says. So, how will the plastic roof of Hobart's proposed stadium work?

Residents of an estate in Upper Kedron have been waiting six months for a finished bridge to open — and they're running out of patience.

Mining is set to return to the Northern Territory's former centre of gold production, as prices for the precious metal hit record highs this year.

Population growth and cost-of-living relief are the headline drivers of spending and revenue in Queensland's 2024 election year budget.

Residents are urged to stay off the roads and prepare for more storms and potential flooding as heavy rain batters coastal regions, then moves north.

A plan to build 14,000 high-density homes to ease Brisbane's housing crisis meets with stiff opposition from Greens MP Amy MacMahon, who opposes Priority Development Areas in general.

The newly appointed architects for Hobart's waterfront stadium say the earlier artist impression of the site is an example of what the company doesn't want to follow.

NT Chief Minister Eva Lawler says her government's embattled ship lift project is back on track, after almost a decade of cost blowouts and delays.

Tasmanian Labor announces it will support the proposed Macquarie Point AFL stadium in Hobart, all but assuring it will pass parliament.

One of Perth's best-known residential building companies, Collier Homes, has been placed into administration, with one lobby group expecting more will follow suit.