The South Australian Government owns the ship-building facility Techport. (ABC News: Angelique Johnson)

Techport ship-building facility in Adelaide at centre of funding stoush between Federal, SA Governments

Techport ship-building facility in Adelaide at centre of funding stoush between Federal, SA Governments Andrew Greene, ABC.net.au, Friday 18 February 2017     Australia’s multi-billion-dollar naval ship-building program has become embroiled in a spat over who should pay for the use of Adelaide’s state-of-the-art construction facilities. Over the next few decades the South Australian-owned naval…

The CFMEU worksite safety rally on the steps of Parliament House. Picture: Mike Burton

Workers struggling to improve safety on South Australian construction sites despite deaths

Workers struggling to improve safety on South Australian construction sites despite deaths Aaron Cartledge, The Advertiser,February 17 MASTER Builders Association chief executive officer Ian Markos has obviously not worked on a building site in South Australia lately and encountered a safety breach that might have endangered his life. If he had, he might understand that…