Building and Construction
A Sydney apartment building was evacuated after cracks were found. This is what we know
Engineers are assessing the multistorey complex in Mascot that was evacuated on Friday night after cracks were found in the building's car park.
Residents left homeless, crying in the street after Sydney high-rise evacuation
A resident of a Mascot apartment block evacuated over structural concerns says he was left crying in the street and threatened with arrest after trying to rescue his pets.
In the early-1990s re-training was not enough to get a job
This simple Aussie pollution solution is taking the world by storm
From nets that catch litter coming out of storm drains to roads made of recycled rubbish, some small West Australian councils are attracting global attention for their environmental ideas.
Construction slowdown worsens, more jobs are lost and new orders dry up
There is no respite from the bad news in the construction sector, with a respected industry survey pointing to the sharpest decline in activity in six years and more jobs lost in May.
Construction jobs
Empty shops
Tiff and Rebecca high vis
High vis and photo wall
Louise crothers with dog
Lollipops instead of fruit a sign of the times for backpackers
Rather than working on orchards or cattle farms, word has spread among female backpackers in the Top End about another industry that's on the move.
Happy hour in high vis
Chris Boyer Trafficwerx
Morrison pledges $250m for Solomon Islands infrastructure in Pacific push
The Prime Minister is pressing ahead with the Government's ambitious Pacific step up, reshaping Australia's aid program in Solomon Islands by pledging $250 million during a short visit to Honiara.