Construction industry urges governments to take action on Building Certifier Insurance
Construction industry leaders met in Canberra on Wednesday to urge the Federal, State and Territory Governments to act now to address the building certifier insurance crisis that has potential to bring building and construction activity to a halt.
Master Builders and its 33,000 members want the community to have faith in the safety of our buildings, says Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia.
Victoria establishes taskforce to fast-track flammable cladding probe
Architect and former premier Ted Baillieu will head up the new Victorian Cladding Taskforce, which has been established to investigate how widely flammable cladding has been used on Victorian high-rise buildings.
As reports begin to emerge that external cladding caused the London fire to spread so quickly, many in Australia are beginning to ask could the same thing happen here?
