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 Master Builders Australia has welcomed the latest surge in new home building approvals, but warns much more will be needed…

Canberra, 28 July 2025 – Today, Australia’s construction leaders and Standards Australia came together at Parliament House in Canberra to…

New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics today shows an increase in new home building approvals, but we…

New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education and Research today shows apprenticeship completion rates have hit a decade…

Master Builders Australia has today welcomed the High Court’s decision to rule in the negative on the matters brought by…

In its submission to the Productivity Commission’s productivity reform consultation, Master Builders is calling on the Federal Government to back…

Australia’s economy is slowing, but it’s the country’s builders who are keeping it upright for now, says peak building and…

A national Advanced Entry Trades Training program is exactly the kind of supply boosting measures needed to tackle the housing…

Master Builders Australia supports measures to diversify the education opportunity mix for young Australians to encourage more people into trades….

2024 was the weakest calendar year for higher-density home starts since 2011, impeding Australia’s ability to ease the housing crisis….

Reforming Australia’s convoluted, costly and inefficient overseas skills recognition process will help build the homes needed to address the nation’s…