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Watchdog probes Qld builder over closure fears Queensland’s building watchdog says it is investigating PlanBuild Homes after complaints from clients that it is “shutting down its business.” Business by Glen Norris and Nilsson Jones 16th Apr 2021 3:14 PM Premium Content Subscriber only Queenslands building watchdog says it is investigating Brisbane-based PlanBuild Homes after complaints from clients that it is "shutting ...

Authorities strip $120m building firm of its licence The building watchdog has come down hard on a national construction firm it claims has been flouting financial laws. Business by Hayden Johnson Premium Content Subscriber only A Queensland construction company undertaking more than $120m in work each year has been sensationally stripped of its building licence after failing to prove its financial security. The states Queensland Building and Constru...

Print text only Cancel Australias building sector is bearing the brunt of a "perfect storm" of events, with near-record new home approvals putting intense pressure on supply chains and sparking construction delays. Key points: More than 93,000 Australians are taking up the federal governments HomeBuilder grants But new home builders are waiting for months due to construction delays fueled by product and trade shortages The application deadline for the federal governments HomeBuilder grant ends ...

The riskiest renovations and how homeowners can avoid the headache Posted SatSaturday 13 MarMarch 2021 at 3:32am The painter had not recorded the paint used and was unable to match it for the repairs. ( Print text only Cancel When Brisbane man Daniel Baker* set about finding a contractor to paint the outside of his Queenslander, he thought it would be relatively straight forward — get quotes, choose one, and hey presto. "He painted the house and said, Youve got a 10 year warranty on any defe...

The Prime Minister has expressed his confidence in acting Industrial Relations Minister Michaelia Cash as the government prepares to push its workplace overhaul through Parliament.

The building regulator’s free seminar will teach tradies about a frequent building defects and compulsory reporting.

Business by Hayden Johnson Premium Content Subscriber only The licences of 42,500 Queensland mum and dad builders could be ripped up within weeks if they fail to reveal their financial status to the states construction watchdog. The Queensland Building and Construction Commission has given builders in categories one and two - those with an annual turnover up to $800,000 - until the end of the month to prove they are solvent or risk having their licence termi...

A warning has been issued to tens of thousands of builders across the state urging them to provide details to the state’s watchdog. ARE YOU ONE OF THEM?

Only a quarter of building claims have been completed four months on from the Halloween hailstorms. Here’s how you can get help with insurers and free legal advice

  Since being re-established in December 2016, the ABCC has recovered $598,067 in wages and entitlements for 579 employees in Queensland. The majority of these recoveries followed proactive audits, with many of the workers unaware they had been underpaid. But Ms Grace hit back, saying the facts spoke for themselves. "The Member for Kawana should acquaint himself with them," she said. "And as revealed in Senate Estimates a year ago, the ABCC had spent $3.2 million of taxpayer funds over...