WA’s CFMEU branch has offered tepid criticism of the contractual battles at Elizabeth Quay after reportedly declaring developer Victor Goh a “hero” at a rally last week.
Matt Mckenzie
DevelopmentWA has told a parliamentary inquiry it does not know who invested in Victor Goh’s building projects at Elizabeth Quay, despite banking nearly $200 million from selling the land.
Maas Group insists its $1.1b in Firmus contracts remain on track after the AI developer’s failed float sent its shares plunging, despite spending almost $18 million buying back stock.
Ryan Johnson
Civmec has won the job of building Alcoa’s gallium plant at Wagerup, adding the WA project to more than $220 million in new contracts and extensions for the Henderson contractor.
A property developer and contractor has appointed former WA premier Mark McGowan to its board as the group pushes into new construction methods aimed at addressing the housing supply crisis.
Cheyanne Enciso
A former top lawyer to Andrew and Nicola Forrest is joining Clayton Utz with Chord Advisory’s legal team, adding to the firm’s Perth hiring spree as it targets WA infrastructure work.
The State Government will spend up to $4 million to reopen Cardup Brickworks as builders warn a shortage is delaying homes across WA.
Oliver Lane
Danish nonagenarian architect Jan Gehl has helped inject Copenhagen's walkability and cycling culture into Australian cities over the past 35 years.
Lisa Martin
Bathla administrators fail to rescue the property developers from liquidation.
Ella George
The local government area is leading the way on development, growing nearly twice as quickly as the next fastest-growing area and cementing its position as WA’s growth powerhouse.
Kim Macdonald
The return of mysterious businessman Victor Goh after a four-month disappearance has sparked calls for the State Government to nail down exactly when his buildings at Elizabeth Quay will be finished.
Elizabeth Quay developer Victor Goh has been pictured for the first time in a decade as the Supreme Court made a decision on contempt of court charges against the businessman on Thursday.
Regulators have renewed a union official’s workplace entry permit despite a fresh police order and an extensive rap sheet that includes armed robbery.
Adrian Rauso
WA builders are expected to be on brick rations for at least a year, as builders plead for more from the State’s only major manufacturer.
The State’s chronic housing crisis has been dealt a massive blow as WA’s only major brick manufacturer puts builders on tight brick rations amid a major shortage.
A State Government agency is spending taxpayer money on external consultants to lobby a State Government department for control of the revamped Perth Concert Hall.
Property stalwart James Limnios has lashed out at some bureaucrats sticking to this pandemic-era trend, claiming they are holding up projects and adding hundreds of thousands of dollars to costs.
The builder of six Hamilton Hill homes demolished this week had been given a clean bill of health by DevelopmentWA despite public red flags about its finances.
What do you do when your $500m Elizabeth Quay apartment building is riddled with defects and the builder has gone broke? Call in the lawyers, of course. Plus: Small business grants program a little top heavy.
A debt-laden residential developer has met a crucial funding deadline, but the group's short-term survival is far from secured, administrators say.
Nick Wilson
Industry groups say blanket curbs would chase investment offshore as WA’s corporate giants look to potential from data centre boom.
Two of the key members behind the once-great Zorzi home building company are helping to resurrect the family name with a new luxury firm.
WA families struggling to find homes have suffered a cruel blow with DevelopmentWA bulldozing six houses half-built by collapsed construction company Inspired Property Group.
There’s a modular mess awaiting liquidators after Perth construction hopeful NXT Builds hit the wall with homes unfinished. Plus: Bitcoin bull stampedes the exit.
