Building and Construction

Australian house prices have recorded their biggest monthly fall since 2022. For young buyers hoping it's a turning point, economists have some bad news.

Four years on from a national pledge to unlock more housing, only one capital city allows townhouses or three-storey developments on most of its residential land.

Queensland Council of Unions general secretary Jacqueline King has called on Deputy Premier Jarrod Bleijie to explain the proposed changes to the industry.

The former headquarters of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was being converted into luxury apartments when buckled interior columns were discovered inside the building.