Michael Bleby | Journalist
Michael Bleby
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25.01.2022 And that’ll make it harder to argue building sites should stay open: Alarm for #construction industry after #COVID19 case on @unimelb building site. https://www.afr.com//positive-test-on-melbourne-building-s
24.01.2022 Milestone disappeared: Tokyo postponement a setback for SEQ Olympics bid. https://www.afr.com//tokyo-postponement-a-setback-for-seq-
23.01.2022 ‘If we completely cede that market to the other states, we’re really shooting ourselves in the foot’: Queensland tourism industry fears winter lockout. https://www.afr.com//queensland-tourism-industry-fears-win
23.01.2022 ‘They’ve had that market pulled out from under them’: What the COVID-19 border freeze will do to property. https://www.afr.com//the-pandemic-s-immigration-hit-will-b
20.01.2022 ‘Offices are the new cruise ships for COVID-19’: Designer James Calder made a career out of hot-desk workplaces. Now he says they’re a risk. #architecture #ABW https://www.afr.com//offices-are-the-new-cruise-ships-for-
18.01.2022 That’ll change once JobSeeker increase reverses, however: social welfare boost makes rental more affordable for now, @anglicare_aust says. https://www.afr.com//jobseeker-makes-rental-more-affordabl
18.01.2022 ‘Some industry outlook data is... indicating a weakening real estate sector’; McGrath warns of weakening real estate sector. https://www.afr.com//mcgrath-warns-of-weakening-real-estat
13.01.2022 Focus on getting the buildings right: NSW Building Commissioner won’t bring in trusts for subcontractors. https://www.afr.com//nsw-won-t-bring-in-trusts-for-subcont
12.01.2022 ‘Humankind currently finds itself in a dark tunnel’: Tokyo #Olympics pushed back to July 2021. https://www.afr.com//tokyo-olympics-pushed-back-to-july-20
11.01.2022 ‘It’s fairly likely the government will turn around and say all building sites will have to be shut’: Building site shutdowns would spark a $2b monthly stoush. #coronavirusaustralia #covid19aus https://www.afr.com//building-site-shutdowns-would-spark-a
10.01.2022 And sets him up to oversee 2032 southeast QLD bid: Lifelong role ensures an Olympic win for John Coates. https://www.afr.com//lifelong-role-ensures-an-olympic-win-
09.01.2022 ‘The fear of loss came into it. Then people came to the party’: The #covid19aus story on #ausproperty to date, summed up in one townhouse. #HowitSold https://www.afr.com//the-fear-of-loss-came-into-it-then-pe
07.01.2022 Closes with $26.5m, aiming for $1bn investment in five years: Hesta, Suncorp, Paul Ramsay Foundation back disability housing fund. https://www.afr.com//hesta-suncorp-paul-ramsay-foundation-
05.01.2022 One company sneezes and the rest will soon catch colds: @Mirvac’s #COVID19 warning to echo through listed property. https://www.afr.com//mirvac-withdraws-guidance-on-virus-un
05.01.2022 Backflip as vendors stay off the market: @realestate_au offers free listings to stop market drying up. https://www.afr.com//rea-offers-free-listings-to-stop-mark
04.01.2022 Capital works: Victoria boosts hospital spend by $55m to fight #COVID19. #construction https://www.afr.com//victoria-boosts-hospital-spend-by-55m
04.01.2022 NSW lays out its own #covid19australia Big Build: Snowy Hydro 2.0 tops list of projects getting fast-track assessment. #infrastructure #urbanplanning #ausproperty https://www.afr.com//kick-starting-nsw-snowy-hydro-tops-li
03.01.2022 Rental listings surge as: Holiday home owners look to long-term renters to ease pain as short-stay market dries up. https://www.afr.com//holiday-home-owners-look-to-long-term
02.01.2022 Public projects ‘more crucial than ever’: National crane tally falls to two-year low in #RLBCraneIndex as new work stalls. www.afr.com//national-crane-tally-falls-to-two-year-low-20
02.01.2022 Construction stimulus: NSW to spend $70 million to kick off building of 31000 houses and speed up shovel-ready projects. https://www.afr.com//nsw-to-spend-70-million-and-speed-up-
02.01.2022 Taking a lead over liquidated damages: Defence flies to rescue of builders over COVID-19 delays - and the industry wants private sector clients to follow. #construction https://www.afr.com//defence-flies-to-rescue-of-builders-o
