Building and Construction

A Queensland outback town pins its hopes of solving a local housing crisis on "flat-pack" homes as the high cost of building risks paralysing the community. 

The prominent environmentalist declares the sand mine project "an industrial nightmare" after visiting the area.

Australia's housing market continues to lose momentum, with national home values flatlining in May as higher interest rates, weak confidence and proposed property tax changes weigh on demand. 

An oceanfront redevelopment at Perth's iconic Cottesloe Beach will go ahead with $15 million in funding, but the mayor says more financial assistance is needed from the state government to complete the project. 

Negative sentiment around the property sector has started to make its way into the marketplace since the federal budget, but real estate experts say it may prove to be good news for first-home buyers.