Media Release

16 April 2026 New ABS Labour data indicates that Australia’s job market remains tight, with an insufficient number of new…

16 April 2026 This week marks forty years since governments took the extraordinary step of de-registering the Builders Labourers Federation…

8 April 2026 New ABS data shows a welcome 8 per cent increase in new home starts and a 0.3…

1 April 2026 New ABS data released today shows good results for home building, with February’s approvals surging by 29.7…

30 March 2026 New apprenticeship data released today by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) reveals efforts to…

27 March 2026 Master Builders Australia’s industry forecasts released today show we are likely to see more construction activity across…

25 March 2026 The cost of a new home was up by 3.7 per cent over the year to February…

Joint statement from: Master Builders Australia Housing Industry Association Property Council Real Estate Institute of Australia 23 March 2025 Australia’s…

22 March 2026 Master Builders Australia, representing over 32,000 builders, has released its plan to stop corruption in Australia’s building…

19 March 2026 Labour market conditions in Australia remain tight according to new ABS data out today. Master Builders Australia…

17 March 2026 The Select Committee Report on the Capital Gains discount presented today has neglected the aim for a…

17 March 2026 Today’s decision by the Reserve Bank to raise interest rates to 4.1 per cent will hit building…