Construction

The developer of a $50 million apartment complex in Brisbane’s West End has lost its bid to add a new claim to its case against builder Devine, with a judge saying the developer was attempting to tell a “fundamentally different story” to the existing case, weeks out from trial.

A judge has set aside a tribunal’s refusal of a developer’s application to build a retirement village on land owned by the Federal Golf Club in Canberra. 

The Queensland government has agreed to implement 51 recommendations made by the state's productivity commission in a damning report into the construction industry that found a "significant decline" in productivity since 2018.

Fawkner Property has completed its purchase of the Erina Fair shopping centre on Sydney’s central coast from Lendlease for a landmark $895 million. 

A Sydney developer has filed proceedings against the environment minister after a delegate found its proposal to build two towers in Parramatta would have “clearly unacceptable” impacts on views from Australia's oldest public building. 

A creditor of developer The Gosford has filed an appeal in a dispute over a $185 million property in Sydney, after a judge found that $48 million owed by builder Shinetec to its parent company after the developer called on a letter of credit fell within the definition of ‘secured money’.

Fletcher Building has agreed to sell its construction division to VINCI Construction for $315.6 million, after it restructured following a net loss of $116 million in its 2025 half year report.

The owners corporation of a Sydney apartment building can't run new arguments in a defects case determined last year, with a tribunal finding that while it likely had the power to reopen the case, it had not made an error warranting the move.

A head contractor has successfully challenged a Queensland Supreme Court decision, which tossed its case against a SOPA adjudication decision for a subcontractor on a building project in Southport.

A judge has rejected amendments based on "buried" documents by developer Golden Eagle Property Group, in a protracted case by the receiver of parent company GGPG.