Webuild has signed a contract with the administrators of Clough Limited in Australia to acquire Clough’s assets, including its offices, trademarks, credentials, and 1,100 employees, plus more than €4bn worth…

UGL, a subsidiary of Australian contractor Cimic, has been appointed by French energy company Neoen to install high voltage infrastructure at the 1,500ha Western Downs Green Power Hub in Queensland,…

Cimic Group’s UGL has been awarded five multi-year energy and resources contracts in Western Australia worth a total of US$136m. UGL will work with existing clients on the following: Work…

Work is getting underway today on a giant radio telescope billed as one of the 21st century’s most important science projects. The first phases of the Single Kilometre Array, or…

A US$231m extension of the Art Gallery of New South Wales in Sydney, designed by Pritzker-Prize-winning firm SANAA, is to open to the public on 3 December. The project includes…

A consortium led by John Holland, CPB Contractors and Italian civil engineer Ghella has won a US$1.1bn contract to dig the final tunnel of Sydney Metro West under the city’s…

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has appointed Professor Mike Kagioglou FCIOB as its latest Vice President, making him the first VP to be based in Australia. Kagioglou is Dean…

Laing O’Rourke has acquired electric plant and vehicles for infrastructure projects in Australia. The company said it was the first investment of its type in Australian construction. It aims to…

Sydney-based private contractor Roberts Co has concluded an agreement in principle to buy most of failed developer Probuild’s projects in Melbourne.

Construction activity across Australia grew in Q4 2021, driven by a surge in housing and infrastructure projects.

Australia is planning to build a base on its east coast to support a future generation of nuclear-powered submarines, the government announced today. According to the statement from Prime Minister…

What if the benefits of BIM could be more clearly linked to specific outcomes, such as better health and safety?