Anthony is a construction professional with more than 24 years of experience in residential construction with a bachelors degree in Construction Management + Cert 4 in Waterproofing + WHS Officer
Australia’s timber industry is facing long-term challenges and short-term pressures. From falling native hardwood supply to uncertain plantation returns, we break down what the latest report means for your new home build—and whether there’s enough timber to go around.
Catch up on Constructor’s highlights for the week ending 14-09-2025: the biggest news story, our latest posts & our software of the week.
Learn a practical, step-by-step method to estimate new construction costs with confidence. Start from a square meter/foot baseline, refine with quantity takeoff and unit pricing, then add general conditions, overhead, profit, contingency, escalation, and taxes to reach a total.
AI companions aren’t just chatty — they’re emotionally responsive. That’s helpful, until deep tailoring starts steering how we feel and act. Here’s what the cases, the regulators, and the research say — and how to build (and use) safer tools.
The Shergold–Weir report mapped how to fix Australia’s building compliance mess. Here’s what it was suppose to mean for you: better documentation, clearer duties, mandatory inspections, tighter oversight of certifiers and products.
You are the product. Your personal data is being harvested and sold without your true consent, fuelling surveillance capitalism. It's time to fight back. Here's why we need a simple, powerful, and global Digital Bill of Rights to reclaim our digital lives and demand that technology serves humanity.
Catch up on Constructor’s highlights for the week ending 07-09-2025: the biggest news story, our latest posts & our software of the week.
In earlier posts we looked at your privacy, bias, and algorithmic nudges. Now, we discuss surveillance capitalism—a system where your behaviour, emotions, even attention become commodities—and reveal how AI deepens this invisible exploitation.
In 2018, Australians passed on about $120 billion in wealth — roughly 90% via inheritances, not gifts. Average inheritances were ~$125k (median $45k), typically received in your 50s. Here’s what this means for homeowners and first-home buyers.