Victorian builders and energy groups clash over National Construction Code changes lifting energy efficiency and accessibility standards, as the HIA seeks a year's deferral after Porter Davis's collapse. UDIA national president Maxwell Shifman blames planning delays and added costs for industry failures, calling for rapid reform.
As I told The Courier (Newcastle): “If they addressed some of these issues earlier, we might have been able to avoid some of the massive failures that are occurring at the moment,”



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