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 ...

Up to 1,450 residential buildings may need remediation work, including about 250 high-rises Up to £3bn of public money may have to be spent assessing and removing potentially flammable cladding from ...

Ten years ago, a late-night cigarette started a fire that spread rapidly up 13 storeys on the Lacrosse apartment building in Melbourne. The November 24 fire caused more than A$5.7 million in damages, ...

Dozens of high-rise apartment buildings across the state are still covered in flammable cladding. The ABC can reveal only 30 of the 76 buildings taking part in a government program offering 10-year ...

Building owners could face prison if they have not removed unsafe cladding by 2029, according to a new government plan. A minister has warned landlords "we are after them" ahead of launching a ...

Dr Simon Lockrey owns property which was built with non-compliant cladding, even though it was signed off and sold as compliant. Trivess Moore has received funding from various organisations including ...

Trivess Moore has received funding from various organisations including the Australian Research Council (ARC), Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI), Victorian government and various ...