Google's 'San Francisco Project' wanted to build 15,000 homes in the Bay just 3 years ago, but the deal is off due to 'market conditions' Tech giant and LendLease terminate agreement for $15 billion project. Fortune · Nov 3, 2023
Education Directorate head denies reweighting tender criteria, Integrity Commission told The public examinations continue. The Canberra Times · Sep 29, 2023
Public servant heard rumour minister's office, union were unhappy with Manteena, Integrity Commission told Public servants were said to be 'directed towards a recommendation'. The Canberra Times · Sep 28, 2023
Manteena had 'hostile approach' to union, Integrity Commission told CFMEU national secretary Zach Smith is giving evidence to the ACT's corruption watchdog. The Canberra Times · Sep 7, 2023
Information was omitted from brief, Integrity Commission told ACT Integrity Commission hearings into school contract continue this week. The Canberra Times · Sep 6, 2023
What has been revealed about the Campbell School expansion? There were public hearings into the matter last week. The Canberra Times · Aug 15, 2023
Union beef, political pressures to be explored in history-making hearings The first-ever ACT Integrity Commission hearings have begun. The Canberra Times · Aug 10, 2023
Actions of Berry's office probed in integrity investigation The government could have saved more than $800,000. The Canberra Times · Aug 10, 2023
Corruption watchdog hearings into school procurement begin Have public officials in the Education Directorate failed to act honestly and/or impartially? The Canberra Times · Aug 9, 2023
Property giant Lendlease to lay off 740 employees ASX-listed real estate company Lendlease says it will trim its workforce globally by 10 per cent, with five per cent of its Australian staff to lose their jobs. AAP · Jul 18, 2023
Lendlease fined over bricklayer's toe amputation Lendlease failed to address "foreseeable" safety issues at a Defence base redevelopment project, which led to a worker injury, federal regulator Comcare says. AAP · Jun 20, 2023
Independent MP Judy Hannan calls out Gilead development threatening koala habitat Independent NSW MP Judy Hannan has used her first private member's statement to demand a halt to a development that could put endangered koalas at risk. ABC News · Jun 2, 2023
Work completed on 1,000 homes as part of £326m Birmingham scheme The tallest building is 15 storeys and the first residents are expected to move in later this year Birmingham Post · Apr 17, 2023
Campbelltown City Council approves Lendlease development despite koala corridor concerns Campbelltown City Council has given the tick of approval to developer Lendlease to proceed with the next stage of a controversial housing development south-west of Sydney. ABC News · Apr 17, 2023
The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2023 Australian Ethical offloads Lendlease shares over development threat to koala population The fund believes itself to be ‘one of the first’ in Australia to divest from a company over a concern for an endangered species
ABC News · Mar 12, 2023 Australian Ethical divests from Lendlease claiming 'lack of transparency' about koala corridors A multi-billion-dollar investment fund has divested from Lendlease, accusing the property developer and the New South Wales government of not being transparent about a fast-tracked housing estate to be built in sensitive koala habitat.
Tribune News Service · Mar 10, 2023 Hundreds more tech, biotech layoffs hit Bay Area, Google real estate ally cuts jobs About 600 more tech and biotech layoffs rocked the Bay Area job market in a fresh round of cutbacks that suggest the staffing reductions in the region have yet to run their course, new state government filings show.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 25, 2023 ‘It will be a disaster’: mayor’s dire warning over developer-led housing outside Sydney Agreement to provide infrastructure ‘at no cost to government’ in Wilton has resulted in muddled roads, blocks sold with no sewerage service – and it’s set to get worse
ABC News · Feb 12, 2023 New cities Flagstone and Yarrabilba will rival Cairns' population, but is infrastructure keeping up? As Queensland grapples with the ongoing housing crisis, two burgeoning cities an hour south of Brisbane continue to steadily grow. But what do residents who were first attracted to the area think?
Birmingham Post · Jan 26, 2023 New images of 'once in a generation' Smithfield redevelopment Site set to include new public squares, markets and thousands of homes
ABC News · Dec 10, 2022 Australian Ethical fund threatens to divest from Lendlease over Figtree Hill plans in koala country An investment fund says it will have no choice but to divest from Lendlease unless the developer explains how it will protect a vulnerable koala colony on the site of a proposed housing estate south-west of Sydney.
AAP · Dec 7, 2022 Electric vehicle chargers get a boost More shopping centres and office buildings will get electric vehicle chargers as part of a new deal struck by one of Australia's largest property developers.
Chronicle Live · Dec 5, 2022 Northumbria Healthcare and contractors who built new Cramlington hospital settle £140m legal action over 'defects' such as fire safety and drainage Wide-ranging defects in the seven-year-old Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital in Cramlington led to an £140m legal case.
Liverpool Echo · Dec 1, 2022 Iconic Martins Bank building to reopen after 15 years in 2024 as permission granted to transform landmark The building has been closed since 2009
Birmingham Post · Dec 1, 2022 Approval granted to transform Liverpool's iconic Martins Bank Building The building is expected to reopen to the public in 2024