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The nation’s forestry and timber industry can help build 50,000 much needed new homes annually with climate friendly timber and…

“Builders and tradies remain open for business and are complying with the social distancing and hygiene rules, in line with…

New industry forecasts released by Master Builders Australia show the country has moved further away from achieving the National Housing…

Joint Statement – Master Builders Australia & Australian Forest Products Association Australia faces a major sovereign capability gap in the…

Approvals for new housing rose 0.4 per cent in August 2017, in seasonally adjusted terms, reversing some of the decline…

Total dwelling approvals moved back into positive territory in April, up by 4.4 per cent over the month, measured in…

30 May 2024  Newly released Australian Bureau of Statistics data on new building approvals has shown yet another month of…

“The announcement by APRA that the mortgage serviceability test is to be relaxed is great news at a time when…

The lumpy result in monthly building approvals data continues, with total dwelling approvals up by 10.9 per cent in the…

Master Builders Australia welcomes the increase in approvals for the building of new homes of 4.2 per cent seasonally adjusted…

“Approvals for new detached houses across Australia are at their lowest ebb since late 2013,” according to Shane Garrett, Chief…

Latest apprenticeship and trainee data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) reaffirms building and construction industry concerns…