Company Fined For Trying to Force Workers to Join Union:
A Melbourne painting and decorating company, and its director have been fined $20,000 after telling a worker he could not work at particular construction sites unless he joined the CFMEU.
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National Survey of Builders Points to Signs of Improvement:
The BCMI is the centre piece of the Master Builders Survey of Building and Construction and has tracked industry sentiments across over 50 separate business, economic and workforce indicators.
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More tower cranes in Sydney and Melbourne than North America combined:
The Australian crane sector has posted a record 663 tower cranes across Australia in the third quarter despite falls in the commercial, retail and civic projects.
Cowboy Developers Get off Easy:
The “cowboy” developers who illegally demolished an historic Melbourne pub have been handed another $15,000 fine for failing to cover up dumped asbestos.
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Odds Are You’ll Lose When Gambling on the Game of Building:
Many Australians hope to build their own home, provide a safe haven for their family and live the ‘Great Australian Dream.’
Few realize the fundamental fact that once beguiled into the ‘Game of Building,’ they have contracted into the realm of gambling. Constrained in a contest of unequal competing interests in a game played on an unfair playing field, for unwitting players, the high risk of harm is hidden. These players, sadly, are odds on to lose.
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