State and federal governments in Australia have reacted to the Grenfell Tower fire disaster in London with calls for urgent safety checks into the use of non-fire resistant aluminium composite panel ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's second most populous state Victoria pledged on Tuesday to spend A$600 million ($422 million) ...

“Four Corners,” the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s flagship television current affairs program, last week screened a disturbing exposure of the widespread use of flammable cladding in Australia ...

The deadly fire that engulfed London's Grenfell Tower last week has brought the problem of sub standard cladding material very close to home for many people. Here in Australia several states have ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Tasmania. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Hobart City Council says it is aware of a small number of buildings in Hobart that contain the same ...

The list includes 17 buildings found to be non-compliant after a 2015 audit by the Victorian Building Association and a further 13 found to be below code in a subsequent audit that focused on the ...

Following the deadly June 14 London Grenfell Tower fire that has killed at least 79 people, a nationwide investigation determined that dozens of U.K. high-rise buildings are potentially unsafe. On ...