Premier backs call to not bail out beleaguered builder
Authorities are probing whether one of Australia's largest home builders illegally took deposits from customers before securing their insurance policies.
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Anxious wait ahead for customers of collapsed builder
Property owners caught up in the Porter Davis collapse say a meeting held online by the company's liquidator left them with more questions than answers.
Deposits lost as Porter Davis liquidators urge patience
Porter Davis customers have been told they will lose their deposits as talks to secure access to their home building plans continue.
Labor’s stymied $10b housing fund could be revived soon
Federal Labor minister Ed Husic says a housing fund hasn't been abandoned after the government failed to secure the votes needed to get it passed in the Senate.
Why bushfire safety rooms could be next home reno trend
Queensland researchers have taken the torch to a bushfire safety room to see whether it can withstand being completely immersed in flames.
Owner-occupiers make loan switch: ABS
Owner-occupiers are trying to get better mortgage deals as interest rates rise, Australian Bureau of Statistics data released on Tuesday shows.
Labor demolishing building watchdog powers
Workplace Relations Minister Tony Burke will decrease the powers of the building industry watchdog before the federal government moves to scrap it completely.
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Labor pledges action on NT remote housing
Federal Labor has pledged to provide $100 million for housing in remote Indigenous communities in the Northern Territory if elected.
Sukkar pans Qld councils, state on housing
Queensland councils and the state have been criticised by federal Housing Minister Michael Sukkar after a number of groups asked for a national housing summit.
Climate change demands tougher land laws
As climate change makes natural disasters a fact of life for more Australians, a national approach to land development could limit the scale of destruction.
Vic premier may offer support to Probuild
Victoria's premier says the state government may provide support to Probuild, as its parent company places the building firm into administration.