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IPEX set sights on safeguarding construction against insolvency
IPEX has set its sights on its mission to safeguard against the threat and damage of insolvency and non-payment in Australia’s $360 billion construction industry. Insolvency ... -
NSW to cut money from EVs
Reports have confirmed NSW Treasurer Daniel Mookhey plans to scrap a $3,000 subsidy and reintroduce stamp duty for drivers who buy an electric vehicle (EV). The ... -
Fergus and NECA partners to enhance onsite safety for electrical contractors
Fergus has entered a strategic partnership with NECA NSW, ACT, QLD and TAS to help Australian electricians keep their work sites safe and efficient. Built on ... -
Energy Safe Victoria calls for better safety following electrician’s death
Energy Safe Victoria chief executive officer Leanne Hughson is calling on the electrical industry to take better account of electrical safety and occupational health and safety ... -
Electricians fined after failing to install a switchboard safety component
Perth Magistrates Court has fined an electrical company and two workers after failing to install a switchboard safety component that left occupants in three Pilbara homes ... -
100,000 construction workers to take part in suicide prevention
Building workers across Australia will be taking time out this week to check in with each other’s mental health and fly the flag for suicide prevention ... -
WorkSafe update continues on EWP safety observers
WorkSafe Australia updates have continued for the discussion around elevated working platforms (EWPs) safety observers, specifically about whether they can be in the same EWP for ... -
R U OK?Day 2023: Let your mates know you’re ‘here to hear’
This R U OK?Day (Thursday 14 September 2023), R U OK? is calling on tradespeople to let their workmates and loved ones know; ‘I’m here to ... -
Incoming second tranche of IR reforms
Consultations have been ongoing with relevant parties on the second tranche of industrial relations reforms, which are likely to be introduced in parliament sometime next month. ... -
Navitas Skilled Futures provides solution to industry crisis with free training program
The Australian construction and trades industries face a huge skilled workers crisis with more than 100,000 unfilled construction roles in Australia in 2023 according to Arcadis. ...
