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- ↑ Constructing success: it's all about relationships Australian Financial Review 14 June 2008
- ↑ Building pipeline in Aus sees Probuild contribute 60% of WBHO revenue Engineering News 17 November 2017
- ↑ Chinese company withdraws bid for Australian builder after Government flags security risk ABC News 12 January 2021
- ↑ Near $300 million sale of Probuild to Chinese interests falls through Urban.com.au 12 January 2021
- ↑ S Africa building giant WBHO quits Australia, blames hardline COVID response Reuters 24 February 2022
- ↑ Probuild collapse: administrators investigate $50m transferred to civil construction division The Guardian 9 March 2022
- ↑ Probuild collpase: workers back on site and $50m owed in loans News.com.au 11 March 2022
- ↑ Roberts Co acquires five Vic Probuild projects Infrastructure Magazine 5 April 2022
- ↑ Rapid reboot sees Probuild’s WA business offloaded Sydney Morning Herald 14 March 2022
- ↑ Hutchinson Builders appointed to Cbus Queen Street project after Probuild collapse ABC News 5 May 2022
- ↑ Aurora Melbourne Central Probuild
- ↑ Greenland Centre Probuild
- ↑ Probuild signs Greenland Centre contract, commencing work early 2017 Australian Financial Review 30 November 2016
- ↑ Marina Tower Probuild
- ↑ Netball Centre Probuild
- ↑ Victoria One Probuild
- ↑ Probuild take over construction of The Ribbon hotel project in Sydney’s Darling Harbour from Grocon Urban 18 January 2021
- ↑ West Side Place Probuild
- ↑ 443 Queen Street Probuild
- ↑ Probuild collapse puts major Brisbane CBD development at 443 Queen Street construction, workers in limbo ABC News 24 February 2022