Victoria’s building manuals are a good start

Jul 2, 2026

The Fifth Estate - Victoria may soon be the first Australian jurisdiction to mandate the creation of building manuals, but not without caveats. Victoria’s building manuals are a good start is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper.

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On AI and the slow, now fast, wake up call

The Fifth Estate - Of all the commentators on Wednesday about Australia’s much vaunted new deal on AI – and its global breakthrough plan to manage the rollout of this next-gen tech infrastructure in terms of energy, water and land use – it was the Housing Industry Association that landed with a thud on what the…

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Posted today·Published Jul 16, 2026Read

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Australian companies to face fines and criminal action if they fail to prevent modern slavery

The Fifth Estate - Large companies with annual revenue over A$100 million could soon pay fines and face criminal charges for failing to prevent modern slavery, under a new federal government crackdown. Australian companies to face fines and criminal action if they fail to prevent modern slavery is a story from The…

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The city that won’t wait until 2050

The Fifth Estate - After a deadly heat wave exposed the limits of long-term climate planning, Paris is accelerating urban redesign through greener streets, cooler buildings and climate-resilient neighbourhoods. The city that won’t wait until 2050 is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability…

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Public hearing for coal mine; Private developers for affordable housing; Polls on house prices

The Fifth Estate - Public hearing for coal mine underway, falling house prices, EV truck deal Public hearing for coal mine; Private developers for affordable housing; Polls on house prices is a story from The Fifth Estate , Australia's sustainability newspaper. ]]>

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When floods become business as usual, property values stop recovering

The Fifth Estate - Weather events regularly cause catastrophic damage to property across Australia. Yet, for decades, Australia has treated natural disasters as temporary shocks to the housing market. When floods become business as usual, property values stop recovering is a story from The Fifth Estate ,…

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Posted today·Published Jul 15, 2026Read

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Code compliance and raising builders’ margins are key to solving building defects

The Fifth Estate - The solutions to the building defect problem must be multipronged and address incentives and capacity, writes Andrea Sharam. And building code enforcement is essential to a properly functioning insurance system and to consumer rights. Code compliance and raising builders’ margins are key to…

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