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Building Tomorrow is the official podcast of the Society of Construction Law Australia, bringing together the people shaping Australia's building and construction industry.
Each episode features conversations with leading lawyers, engineers, project managers, developers, academics and industry experts exploring the issues influencing construction today. From construction law, contracts and dispute resolution to infrastructure, sustainability, technology, leadership and innovation, Building Tomorrow examines the challenges and opportunities transforming the Australian construction landscape.
If you're a construction lawyer, engineer, architect, project manager, student or simply interested in the future of Australia's built environment, you'll hear expert perspectives and real-world stories from the professionals driving the industry forward.
New episodes are released every second Tuesday.
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What Expert Witnesses Really Do on Construction Disputes with Chris Larkin
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Sep 21, 2026 |
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When AI Becomes Your Engineering Colleague with Muriel Demarcus
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Sep 07, 2026 |
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The Productivity Myth with Michelle Turner
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Aug 24, 2026 |
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Follow the Money with Dawna Wright
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Aug 10, 2026 |
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How contracting, technology and workforce design are reshaping major projects with Andrew Chapman
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Jul 27, 2026 |
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Reforming the building industry: safety, accountability and the new regulatory era in Victoria with Bronwyn Weir and Matthew Bell
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Jul 13, 2026 |
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The human side of construction safety with Rita Zhang (Culture Series Part 2)
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Jun 29, 2026 |
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The future of infrastructure leadership and wellbeing with Salam Al-Mulla
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Jun 15, 2026 |
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How the Culture Standard is reshaping the construction industry with Gabrielle Trainor (Culture Series Part 1)
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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Inside wind energy contracting models with Andrew Davies
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May 18, 2026 |
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Burnout: The hidden risk in high-performance work, with Dr Carly Shrever and Sally Ryan
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May 04, 2026 |
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Why construction is still slow to adopt AI, with Elena Stojcevski and Veno Panicker
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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The Challenger disaster, the Tesseract decision and the role of academia in project success, with Cara North, Eleanor Clifford, Sean Brady and Wayne Jocic
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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How contracts shape culture in construction, with Kiri Parr
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Amending Less, Building More: Why Australia Needs Truly Standard Contracts, with Adam Perl
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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Why late payment still drives so many construction disputes
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Delivering safe offshore wind projects, with Kelly-Ann Ee
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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Limiting Liability for Faulty Tender Information: Is there a better way? With Lucas Shipway
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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Is Queensland ready to rethink liability, with Emily Ng
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Reforming construction law for consistency, with Sean Kelly
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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How lawyers and engineers can work together better, with Dr. Paul Tracey
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Conference collection: The rest is… liquidated damages, with Matthew Bell and Trevor Thomas
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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AI and the future of construction law, with James Macdonald
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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Building the 2032 Brisbane Olympics, with Jane Hider, Nicole Whitby, and Colin Fraser
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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Does the culture of the construction industry need to change?
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Why dispute resolution is becoming more complex
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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Conference collection: Michael Bleby, Harris Ashton, and Mia Timpano
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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2024 Stynes Address – Gabrielle Trainor AO
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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2023 Stynes Address – Justice Katie Stynes
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Feb 02, 2025 |
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A Case Study: Superintendent's Duties, Delay Methodologies, Acceleration and more
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Complexity Theory - How It Can Help Us Think About Risk In Construction
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Dec 11, 2022 |
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Is NEC4 the Answer to Australia’s Broken Standard form ?
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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Collaborative Contracting - where are we now, and why ?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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The role of the Legal System in Failures - The UK Post Office Scandal (Part 3)
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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Learning from IT Failures: Horizon, Bugs, and Chinooks - The UK Post Office Scandal (Part 2)
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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The Witch Trial of our Times - UK Post Office Scandal (Part 1)
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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Tackling Human Rights Risks in the Australian Construction Sector. 2022 Conference Keynote by Dr. Natalie Galea
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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FIDIC - Where the bloody hell are you?
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Has the construction industry finally got a burning platform for change?
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Jun 08, 2021 |
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BYO Coffee Cup. Seriously.
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Jan 28, 2021 |
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Stage management and other things you didn't know you needed to think about
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Dec 13, 2020 |
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Remember to wear pants – and other useful tips for navigating online hearings
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Nov 15, 2020 |
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Mind the Gap - the new duty of care
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Sep 07, 2020 |
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Cyber Hygiene In the Era Of COVID-19
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Aug 25, 2020 |
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Gold Digger: What Are Your State Security Of Payment Recourses
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Jun 08, 2020 |
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Episode 21: DRBs: Cheap insurance for real time dispute resolution
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Dec 09, 2019 |
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Episode 20: Let the Tears Be Not Yours: the Case for Diversity, Collaboration and Active Risk Management on Construction Projects
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Oct 28, 2019 |
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Episode 19: It All Changed On-Site. Or Did it…?
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Sep 09, 2019 |
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Episode 18 - Lessons from Success and Failure in Major Construction Projects
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Aug 12, 2019 |
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Episode 17 - Trouble with the Neighbours
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Jun 13, 2019 |
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Episode 16 - So You Think You're Rational?
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May 23, 2018 |
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Episode 15 – Grenfell Tower and Construction Regulation
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May 15, 2018 |
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Episode 14 – Don’t Let Them Take You Alive!
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Dec 18, 2017 |
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Episode 13 - Private Certification and Defective Building Materials
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Aug 24, 2017 |
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Episode 12 - Construction Project Failures: Will We Ever Learn?
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May 27, 2017 |
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Episode 11 - Construction Law: Fostering Harmony or Collisions?
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May 27, 2017 |
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Episode 10 - In Conversation with Kara Vague
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May 19, 2017 |
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Episode 9 - Technology Assisted Review & Construction Disputes
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Apr 09, 2017 |
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Episode 8 - Hot Jungle to Hot Seat
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Mar 27, 2017 |
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Episode 7 - Proportionate Liability and The Allocation of Risk
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Mar 13, 2017 |
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Episode 6 - Learn the Rules, Get in the Game
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Feb 01, 2017 |
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Episode 5 - The New AS11000: Interview with Ian Bailey SC
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Jan 18, 2017 |
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Episode 4 - Alex Hartmann: Diversion of Strip Out Waste
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Dec 13, 2016 |
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Episode 3 - Kiri Parr: Building The Better Pitch
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Dec 04, 2016 |
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Episode 2 - Ashley Brinson: Innovation of Opportunities
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Dec 04, 2016 |
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Episode 1 - Introduction to the SCL Australia Podcast
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Dec 04, 2016 |