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Dee Zegarac
National Director, Media & Public Affairs
0400 493 071 dee.zegarac@masterbuilders.com.au
The review announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers into regulations around lending practices for first home buyers and developers is a…
Event: Senate Education and Employment Legislation Committee – Free TAFE Bill 2024 Date: 7 February 2025, 1:00pm AEDT Speakers: Alex Waldren, National Director…
Despite a small uptick in building approvals over the month of December, Australia fell short by 68,606 homes of its…
Event: Interview with Mike Jeffreys, 2GB Wake Up Date: 30 January 2025, 5:05am AEDT Speakers: Denita Wawn, CEO Master Builders Australia Topics: Apprenticeship incentives;…
Event: Interview with Clinton Maynard, 2GB Date: 29 January 2025, 4:10pm AEDT Speakers: Denita Wawn, CEO Master Builders Australia Topics: skills shortages, inflation, interest…
Some good news for the economy today with new monthly inflation data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics confirming underlying…
Releasing its submission to the Albanese Government’s review of the Secure Jobs, Better Pay and Closing Loopholes legislation, Master Builders Australia has highlighted the…
Master Builders Australia welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Economics References Committee inquiry and report into…
Master Builders Australia welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) Principles and scope of…
Australia needs more building and construction workers. The number of people joining the industry each year is not enough to…
Master Builders Australia has developed a comprehensive proposal for future law reform of the building and construction industry to drive…
Master Builders welcomes the opportunity to comment on the proposed two-year extension to the small business exemption for Responsible Lending…
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…
In the realm of construction, where tradition often reigns supreme, a new wave of talent is emerging, challenging stereotypes, and…
This opinion article by Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn was published in The Australian on 15 August 2023. There…
This article by Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn, Insurance Council of Australia CEO Andrew Hall, and Planning Institute of…
What does gig work have to do with self-employed tradies working in one of the oldest professions in history, the…