How contracting, technology and workforce design are reshaping major projects with Andrew Chapman

Andrew Chapman is the CEO of the Queensland Major Contractors Association, representing the companies delivering Queensland’s largest infrastructure projects, including roads, rail, energy, and major civil works. With over 30 years in the engineering and construction sector, Andrew brings deep insi…

Reforming the building industry: safety, accountability and the new regulatory era in Victoria with Bronwyn Weir and Matthew Bell

Bronwyn Weir, Managing Director of Weir Legal and Consulting and co-author of the Building Confidence Report and Associate Professor Dr Matthew Bell, Co-Director of Studies at the Melbourne Law School, join the conversation to unpack major reforms reshaping Victoria’s residential building system. B…

The human side of construction safety with Rita Zhang (Culture Series Part 2)

This episode is part two of a special three-part series exploring culture in the construction industry. Across the series, we unpack the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of the sector, including mental health, workforce sustainability, diversity, leadership, and the evolving expectat…

The future of infrastructure leadership and wellbeing with Salam Al-Mulla

Salam Al-Mulla has more than 15 years of experience delivering major infrastructure projects across Victoria. With a background in mechanical engineering, Salam has worked across some of Melbourne’s largest and most complex projects, including the Victorian Desalination Project, Level Crossing Remo…

How the Culture Standard is reshaping the construction industry with Gabrielle Trainor (Culture Series Part 1)

This episode is part one of a special three-part series exploring culture in the construction industry. Across the series, we unpack the challenges and opportunities shaping the future of the sector, including mental health, workforce sustainability, diversity, leadership, and the evolving expectat…

Inside wind energy contracting models with Andrew Davies

Andrew Davies is a Principal Consultant at 9 Degrees Consulting, specialising in onshore wind energy projects with deep expertise in multi-contract delivery and split scope contracting. With a background spanning technical engineering, project execution, and commercial advisory across Australia and…

Burnout: The hidden risk in high-performance work, with Dr Carly Shrever and Sally Ryan

Dr Carly Shrever is a lawyer, psychologist and empirical researcher. Sally Ryan is a psychologist and family therapist. Both are Directors at Human Ethos, which helps lawyers experience greater satisfaction and wellbeing in their work.  In this episode, Carly and Sally unpack stress and burnout in…

Why construction is still slow to adopt AI, with Elena Stojcevski and Veno Panicker

Elena Stojcevski and Veno Panicker are Partners in Construction and Infrastructure at Hamilton Locke. In this episode, they discuss why the construction industry has been slow to adopt AI despite its transformative potential. The conversation covers productivity challenges, procurement models, and…

The Challenger disaster, the Tesseract decision and the role of academia in project success, with Cara North, Eleanor Clifford, Sean Brady and Wayne Jocic

In this special episode ahead of the 2026 SoCLA National Conference in Sydney, this episode features four speakers from our most recent conference in Brisbane. In the first interview Cara North and Eleanor Clifford unpack their Brooking Prize winning paperexploring multi-party and multi-contract ar…

How contracts shape culture in construction, with Kiri Parr

Kiri Parr is a construction lawyer and industry commentator focused on how procurement, contracting and risk allocation shape behaviour in the construction sector. In this episode, Kiri unpacks why “culture” in construction can’t be fixed in isolation - because structures drive culture. She explai…