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Taxpayer Funds Flow to Gang-Linked Construction Firms
Federal police are investigating two construction companies, LTE and Rangedale, for suspect payments to gangland figures in Australia, revealing deep underworld links to publicly funded projects including the West Gate Tunnel and Logan Hospital expansion.
Taxpayer Funds Flow to Gang-Linked Construction Firms
Federal police are investigating two construction companies, LTE and Rangedale, for suspect payments to gangland figures in Australia, revealing deep underworld links to publicly funded projects including the West Gate Tunnel and Logan Hospital expansion.
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36% Bias Score
Gangland Figures Persist in CFMEU Despite Investigations
Despite two royal commissions and the CFMEU's administration, known gangland figures like Mick Gatto continue operating within the union, highlighting a systemic failure of accountability and lack of government intervention.
Gangland Figures Persist in CFMEU Despite Investigations
Despite two royal commissions and the CFMEU's administration, known gangland figures like Mick Gatto continue operating within the union, highlighting a systemic failure of accountability and lack of government intervention.
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52% Bias Score
TikTok Drives Women into Construction
Glasgow Kelvin College's new women's construction course, promoted on TikTok, attracted over 150,000 views and aims to address the underrepresentation of women in the industry by providing skills training and support.
TikTok Drives Women into Construction
Glasgow Kelvin College's new women's construction course, promoted on TikTok, attracted over 150,000 views and aims to address the underrepresentation of women in the industry by providing skills training and support.
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36% Bias Score
WA Business Collapses Surge 24% in 2024
Over 1200 Western Australian businesses collapsed in 2024, a 24% increase, largely impacting construction and hospitality due to tightened consumer spending from rising interest rates and post-COVID cost inflation; the situation is expected to worsen before improving.
WA Business Collapses Surge 24% in 2024
Over 1200 Western Australian businesses collapsed in 2024, a 24% increase, largely impacting construction and hospitality due to tightened consumer spending from rising interest rates and post-COVID cost inflation; the situation is expected to worsen before improving.
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40% Bias Score
Moscow Business-Class Real Estate: Stable Demand Despite Fewer 2025 Projects
Moscow's business-class new construction market saw stable demand in 2024, but a post-mortgage-program drop led to developers improving offerings and blurring class lines; 38 projects are planned for completion in 2025, down 30.9% from 2024, potentially impacting prices despite high overall Russian ...
Moscow Business-Class Real Estate: Stable Demand Despite Fewer 2025 Projects
Moscow's business-class new construction market saw stable demand in 2024, but a post-mortgage-program drop led to developers improving offerings and blurring class lines; 38 projects are planned for completion in 2025, down 30.9% from 2024, potentially impacting prices despite high overall Russian ...
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36% Bias Score
Rise of Self-Employment in French Construction Raises Concerns
In the French construction sector, 60-70% of those registered in crafts chambers are self-employed, leading to concerns about worker precarity; this increase, coupled with a decrease in temporary work, suggests a shift in employment practices.
Rise of Self-Employment in French Construction Raises Concerns
In the French construction sector, 60-70% of those registered in crafts chambers are self-employed, leading to concerns about worker precarity; this increase, coupled with a decrease in temporary work, suggests a shift in employment practices.
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48% Bias Score
CFMEU expels gangland figures, addresses violence against women
The CFMEU's Victorian delegates unanimously voted to expel gangland figures and bikies from the union, implementing stricter shop steward requirements and supporting initiatives to combat violence against women following revelations of payments to underworld figures and violence on worksites.
CFMEU expels gangland figures, addresses violence against women
The CFMEU's Victorian delegates unanimously voted to expel gangland figures and bikies from the union, implementing stricter shop steward requirements and supporting initiatives to combat violence against women following revelations of payments to underworld figures and violence on worksites.
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56% Bias Score
Germany's Housing Crisis: Soaring Rental Costs and a Growing Shortage
A German family is desperately searching for an affordable four-room apartment in Speyer, highlighting a nationwide housing crisis where rising rental costs and a shortage of affordable units are making basic living standards unaffordable for many, even those with stable jobs.
Germany's Housing Crisis: Soaring Rental Costs and a Growing Shortage
A German family is desperately searching for an affordable four-room apartment in Speyer, highlighting a nationwide housing crisis where rising rental costs and a shortage of affordable units are making basic living standards unaffordable for many, even those with stable jobs.
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36% Bias Score
Breedon Group's $238 Million US Acquisition to Counter UK Slowdown
Breedon Group is buying the Missouri-based Lionmark for $238 million to expand its US operations and offset a slowdown in UK construction activity, expecting to more than double its US revenues and achieve immediate financial returns by this Friday.
Breedon Group's $238 Million US Acquisition to Counter UK Slowdown
Breedon Group is buying the Missouri-based Lionmark for $238 million to expand its US operations and offset a slowdown in UK construction activity, expecting to more than double its US revenues and achieve immediate financial returns by this Friday.
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48% Bias Score
German Housing Crisis Deepens Amid Record Low Orders
Germany's housing construction crisis continues, with 57% of firms reporting a lack of orders in January 2025, driven by high construction costs despite strong demand; projections show a further drop in new housing completions to under 200,000 by 2026.
German Housing Crisis Deepens Amid Record Low Orders
Germany's housing construction crisis continues, with 57% of firms reporting a lack of orders in January 2025, driven by high construction costs despite strong demand; projections show a further drop in new housing completions to under 200,000 by 2026.
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52% Bias Score
CFMEU Official's Car Firebombed Amid Industry Violence
A senior CFMEU official's car was firebombed outside their Sydney home early Monday morning, prompting a police investigation and safety measures for the official, amid concerns about ongoing violence and intimidation within the construction industry.
CFMEU Official's Car Firebombed Amid Industry Violence
A senior CFMEU official's car was firebombed outside their Sydney home early Monday morning, prompting a police investigation and safety measures for the official, amid concerns about ongoing violence and intimidation within the construction industry.
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40% Bias Score
Labor pledges \$626m to boost construction apprenticeships
The Australian Labor government announced a \$626 million initiative to boost the number of apprentices in the construction industry by providing \$10,000 in installments to those in housing or clean energy construction, aiming to address a shortage of workers needed to meet its 1.2 million-home bui...
Labor pledges \$626m to boost construction apprenticeships
The Australian Labor government announced a \$626 million initiative to boost the number of apprentices in the construction industry by providing \$10,000 in installments to those in housing or clean energy construction, aiming to address a shortage of workers needed to meet its 1.2 million-home bui...
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36% Bias Score
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