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OUTSPOKEN CRITICCommentsPremiumThe awkward problem with ScoMo’s Perth election blitz

Scott Morrison’s election eve blitz of Perth has stopped at a new housing estate in the city’s north - but there was a major sticking point with his choice of location.

Peter Law and Kimberley Caines

Adverse impactsPremiumBoral reveals $45m profit hit from heavy rain, inflation

Heavy rain on the east coast and soaring energy prices continue to impact the earnings of building materials supplier Boral, with the company revealing a fresh $45 million hit to its earnings. 

Danielle Le Messurier

Not happyPremiumClough mystified by suggestion of financial difficulties

The Perth-based engineering and construction group has brought in consultants to look over its practices, but says it is debt free and doesn’t have any loss-making projects.

Sean Smith

‘Can’t tell you when’PremiumForrestfield-Airport Link poised for yet another delay

The opening of the Forrestfield-Airport Link is poised for yet another delay with the McGowan Government unable to say whether the project would be completed by the end of June.

Josh Zimmerman

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Home wreckerCommentsPremium
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Elderly couple duped by shonky builder into renovation hell

An elderly couple is being forced to fork out hundreds of thousands of dollars fixing a botched home renovation arranged by an unregistered ‘faith-based mission founder’, who used church links to lure them.

Rebecca Le May

Big fine PremiumPerth tradie pleads guilty to dodgy dealings on reno work

A Perth tradie has been hit with a big fine and ordered to pay back the homeowners she misled after contracting for building work without a permit, and demanding illegally high deposits.

Sarah Steger

Poor supervision PremiumHome builder fined after roof flies off in wild storm

A Perth builder has been hit with a hefty fine after the roof of an Alkimos house detached during a wild storm and landed on a road hundreds of metres away.

Sarah Steger

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Sector in crisisCommentsPremium
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Two more Coyne firms liquidated as MBA pleads with McGowan

Two companies associated with Danny Coyne’s collapsed business New Sensation Homes have gone into liquidation, while the Master Builders Association of WA has made its second crisis plea to the Premier.

Rebecca Le May

‘David versus Goliath’PremiumPerth mayor aims to join fight against neighbour house plans

A legal battle between the City of Nedlands and neighbours of the city’s mayor took a turn last week, with the mayor filing an application to intervene as a third party.

Jake Dietsch

Hurdles aheadPremiumSeven well positioned to navigate labour challenges: Stokes

Seven Group boss Ryan Stokes has warned that labour shortages and supply chain issues will continue to be pressure points for the business for the remainder of the year. 

Danielle Le Messurier

$115m BluePremiumLen Buckeridge’s widow steps up attacks on his sons

Len Buckeridge’s widow has stepped up attacks on the executors of his $2 billion-plus estate, alleging they sought a private tax ruling with incorrect records and then used that ruling to avoid paying tax.

Neale Prior

battle of willsPremiumBuckeridge boys reject Tootsie attacks on tax dealings

Len Buckeridge’s sons Sam and Andrew reject widow Tootsie’s attacks on their dealings with the Australian Taxation Office over her $115m estate payout.

Neale Prior

On the brinkCommentsPremiumTax default data trips company collapse alarm bells

A credit agency has warned of a surge in insolvencies in coming months as it finally accesses the biggest red flag data pointing to looming corporate collapse.

Rebecca Le May

ASIC banCommentsPremiumBan for Perth director of failed building, labour companies

The corporate regulator says Tom Butler Vorster did not pay his companies’ debt and allowed them to trade while insolvent.

Sean Smith

Management changeCommentsBoral CFO exits amid transformation drive

Boral’s chief finance officer has left the building products group as part of Seven Group Holdings’ “transformation and operating improvement” of the company.

Sean Smith

‘Realise your dreams’CommentsPremiumMorrison charms aspiring homeowners with scheme cap increase

The Morrison Government will increase price caps for its homebuyer guarantee scheme in Perth and regional WA in an effort to try to lure the vote of prospective homeowners.

Lanai Scarr

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Housing crisisPremium
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WA builders teeter on brink of liquidation

The full extent of the building sector crisis has been laid bare by revelations nine residential and commercial builders have been liquidated so far in 2022, with questions raised over a further two companies.

Kim Macdonald and Rebecca Le May

Who is to blame?PremiumDreams crushed as Perth housing crisis deepens

Builders have become Public Enemy #1 - but how much of it is warranted? The wheel of fortune has shifted, with subcontractors raking it in and builders struggling to cope with record demand and rising prices.

Kim Macdonald and Rebecca Le May

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Building woesPremium
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Contractors claim they were left out of pocket by Modco MC

More than half a dozen frustrated contractors claim they were left out of pocket by Modco MC, the now defunct building company previously owned by Perth glamour couple Yusuf Khan and Cynthia Lu.

Sarah Steger

Building fearsPremiumPerth builder denies financial strife after graffiti attack

The company insists it is not in any financial strife, despite industry difficulties and the recent collapse of two other home builders, New Sensations Homes and Home Innovation Builders.

Farewell old friend VideoCommentsPremiumREVEALED: How Perth wants to send off Baysie bridge

Perth’s infamous Bayswater Bridge has attracted hundreds of hilarious ideas for how best to farewell the icon - including having Premier Mark McGowan personally tear it down with a wrecking ball.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Commuter headachesVideoCommentsPremiumSchool holidays impacted by work on new Bayswater Station

Perth’s Midland Line will be shutdown for almost a month in late September for works on the new Bayswater Station.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Back on trackCommentsPremiumNine towers in first stage of $3.8b Belmont Park project

Developer Golden Group is seeking approval for nine 19-storey towers in the $3.8 billion Belmont Park project on the Burswood Peninsula.

Kim Macdonald

House of painPremiumFears up to 20 building companies on brink of collapse

A major building broker claims clients from up to 20 building companies have contacted him over fears their builders are on the brink of collapse after failing to turn up to work sites for long periods.

Kim Macdonald and John Flint