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Courts & JusticePremiumPerth builder avoids prison for dirty money charge

The owner of a Perth building firm has escaped an immediate jail term after admitting nearly $250,000 in fraudulent money had washed through his bank accounts.

Tim Clarke

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ConstructionCommentsPremium
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WA in dire need of specialised tradies amid major shortage

The State has little hope of getting on top of its building backlog experts say, with demand for some trades so high that they estimate WA needs at least 120,000 skilled tradies to keep up.

Caitlyn Rintoul

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The West Australian exclusive
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Taxman chases businessman Yusuf Khan for $580K

Tax officials are chasing Yusuf Khan for nearly $600,000 linked to businesses including The Library nightclub.

Matt Mckenzie

Workplace MattersCommentsPremiumIndustrial action takes a bite out of building

Australia’s construction sector lost almost 9,000 working days in the June quarter to industrial action.

Matt Mckenzie

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Little Creatures to open at Elizabeth Quay

Beloved Fremantle brewery Little Creatures is undergoing its first significant WA expansion since it was created nearly 25 years ago.

Kim Macdonald

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BuildingCommentsPremium
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Construction woes continue as 15 WA firms collapse monthly

About 15 WA construction companies collapse with millions of dollars in debt every month — and nearly 30 more are teetering with huge tax debts, a sign of the sector’s struggles.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyPremiumJeweller to gift six-carat ring to buyer of Perth home

A glittering incentive has dropped into the already-overheated property market, with a jeweller offering a $30,000 diamond ring free to the successful buyer of her Canning Vale Home.

Kim Macdonald

PropertyPremiumBest WA regional homes announced at 2024 housing awards

The best homes in WA’s South West, Great Southern, and Mid West were recognised at the 2024 HIA-CSR Regional Housing Awards on Saturday evening.

Caitlyn Rintoul

BUSINESSPremiumShonky Perth building business linked to ex-Eagle wound up

A notorious building business owned by the family of ex-West Coast Eagle Andrew Donnelly has been forced into liquidation.

John Flint

PropertyCommentsPremiumInvestors rush to build new rentals amid low vacancy rates

There has been a surge in investors who are building new homes to rent out, according to a new report from the Housing Industry Association.

Kim Macdonald

Safe workplacesPremiumWA builders fined over child death, serious worker injuries

Two WA construction firms have been slapped with hefty fines in separate Perth court cases for failing to uphold jobsite safety standards — including one incident which led to the death of a Kelmscott child.

Caitlyn Rintoul

BusinessCommentsPremiumIplex, State put up $150m to fix pipe leaks but no BGC deal

The State Government has made a deal with builders and Iplex Australia to fix burst pipes in WA homes — but BGC has not signed on.

Matt Mckenzie

Administration and liquidationPremiumLate bid to revive Mercedes on shaky ground

Administrators have warned a late bid to revive Mercedes Construction may have little advantage for most creditors as they reveal more details of the builder’s demise.

Matt Mckenzie

UnionsCommentsPremium‘We built this city’: CFMEU rally to hit back at Labor move

WA’s CFMEU will tell Labor ‘we built this city’ as members gather tomorrow to protest after the union was put under administration.

Joe Spagnolo

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‘Metronet on Swan’ ferries a terrific city plan

It’s easy to be cynical about big infrastructure projects that governments announce.

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‘No protection’ for ripped-off construction customers

‘The system protects the builders in ways that do not exist in any other industry or profession,’ says ripped-off build customer.

John Flint

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Building fiascoPremium
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Perth couple continue to be plagued by building delay

Abhijeet Kale and wife Sonal Deshmukh are wondering if they’ll ever get into their home after the latest setback in their seemingly cursed build.

John Flint

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BGC to launch Iplex court action over burst pipe saga

Construction giant BGC says it will launch a fresh Federal Court action against manufacturer Iplex amid a bitter dispute about burst pipes in nearly 1700 homes.

Matt Mckenzie

ConstructionPremiumWA construction firm fined $90K over worker’s fall injury

A WA construction firm has copped a huge fine after a labourer was seriously injured when he fell almost four metres while working on a patio roof of a northern suburbs home. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

Mergers and AcquisitionsPremiumAmbrose tipped to target affordable builds

BGC’s construction division is set to tackle the affordable housing crisis after the business was sold to one of Len Buckeridge’s heirs, Julian Ambrose.

Matt Mckenzie & Simone Grogan

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The West Australian exclusive
EDUCATION Comments
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Elite Hale school to welcome brand new $30m science facility

A new state-of-the-art science and technology building is coming to Perth’s elite Hale School, which headmaster Dean Dell’Oro says will give students the skills to step into the exciting technological future.

Harriet Flinn

ConstructionPremiumDebt-laden Nicheliving ‘being thrown on rubbish heap’

As Nicheliving fights to regain its registration, its lawyers have accused the State Government of seeking to write off the embattled builder just so customers can access home indemnity insurance.

Rebecca Le May

BusinessCommentsPremiumSupport for homes in burst pipe saga to dry up ‘in days’

Funding to help fix Iplex pipes in thousands of West Australian homes is set to run out, without a solution in sight.

Matt Mckenzie

ConstructionCommentsPremiumBGC makes sale breakthrough to late founder’s stepson

WA building company BGC has had a breakthrough in its ongoing sale process, offloading its building arm to company director Julian Ambrose for an undisclosed sum.

Simone Grogan