A new union pay deal in Victoria that would see labourers and junior stop-sign holders working 36-hour weeks earning $120,000 a year has prompted backlash — as well as a heated defence of tradies.

Building costs have soared up to $60,000 in a single year, according to the latest Bureau of Statistics figures. The number of new houses being built in 2024 is set to nosedive to the lowest level in eight years. The government has suggested the solution to the housing crisis is more new homes. ...

Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun says the “great Australian dream” of living on a quarter-acre block is “now a fantasy”. Mr Mannoun’s comments come as building costs have soared up to $60,000 in a single year, according to the latest Bureau of Statistics figures. “We have plenty of land –...

Liverpool Mayor Ned Mannoun says the government needs to “open up” supply for housing and “make things happen quickly”. Mr Mannoun has indicated the problem with housing is that “everything is becoming more costly”. “You’ve got all these different ideas that are being drawn up in...

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