Media Release

18 July 2026 New allegations of intimidation, coercion and criminal conduct involving the CFMEU across the eastern seaboard, from Queensland…

Poor productivity in the building and construction sector is making housing and infrastructure less affordable, adding pressure to the cost…

23 July 2026 Today’s ABS Labour Force data shows Australia’s unemployment rate remaining steady at 4.4 per cent during June….

28 July 2026 Master Builders Australia’s National Board has announced that long-serving CEO Denita Wawn advised them earlier this year…

28 July 2026 Master Builders Australia welcomes the Productivity Commission’s interim findings on housing supply regulation, saying the report confirms…

29 July 2026 Today’s ABS data showed Australia’s inflation rate eased to 3.8 per cent, the lowest in four months….

30 July 2026 Today’s ABS building approvals data reveals an underbuild totalling 47,750 homes over the last financial year compared…

Today’s ABS Producer Price Indexes data shows building materials rose by 3.8 per cent over the year to June 2026….

1 August 2026 New skilled migration analysis released today by Master Builders Australia reiterates that tradies must be given greater…

7 August 2026 The Federal Government’s proposed changes to trusts, including tax increases, will saddle small building businesses with tens…

10 August 2026 Today, the Federal Government’s ban on self-managed super funds (SMSFs) investing in the residential property sector comes…

11 August 2026 The Reserve Bank has today held the cash rate at 4.35 per cent. The decision follows warnings…