Newsroom
The latest news and industry insights from around the nation.
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Dylan Hafey, Media Advisor
0497 330 064 | Dylan.Hafey@masterbuilders.com.au
25 June 2026 Today’s ABS Labour Force data shows Australia’s unemployment rate dropped to 4.4 per cent during May, the…
24 June 2026 The Federal Government appears to be attempting to avoid parliamentary scrutiny on new laws that would allow…
24 June 2026 Today’s ABS Engineering Construction Activity data revealed that public sector infrastructure work dropped by 3.5 per cent…
Event:Â Interview with Jamie Burnett, 6PR Date:Â 22 June 2026, 3.15pm AEST Speakers:Â Melissa Byrne, Master Builders Australia National Director for Policy &…
Today’s National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) quarterly data shows that 105,790 construction apprentices were in training at the…
19 June 2026 Today, the Senate Economics Legislation Committee released its report on the first tranche of Budget legislation covering…
By Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn and Master Builders NT CEO Sallyann Innes. Published in the NT News on…
By Denita Wawn, CEO Master Builders Australia and published in the Australian on 16 April 2026 April marks 40 years…
By Denita Wawn, CEO Master Builders Australia Australia’s building and construction industry faces the enormous task of delivering the homes,…
By Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia. This article appeared in The Australian on 14 April 2025. Australians are…
By Denita Wawn. This article was originally published in The Australian on Wednesday June 19, 2024 The events involving the…
Australia is at a crossroads, struggling with both a cost of living and a housing crisis. Housing affordability has been a…


















