Master Builders Industry News

Housing Approvals Remain in Doldrums

30 Jul 2008
Dwelling approvals fell marginally in June and high interest rates look set to dampen confidence and delay recovery, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry....

New report proves Australia needs tough building watchdog

01 Aug 2008
Master Builders Australia today said that a new report showing the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC) has delivered sustained productivity gains of around 10 per cent to the construction industry...

Master Builders Calls for Three Building and Construction Industry Awards

01 Aug 2008
Australia’s peak building and construction industry association, Master Builders Australia, has today called for the creation of only three Awards for the building and construction industry in the Award modernisation...

Rates relief needed to arrest steep decline in home lending

06 Aug 2008
Another fall in home lending in June is the fifth consecutive monthly decline and only lower interest rates will turn the situation around, according to peak building and construction industry organisation Master...

Adapting Homes to Changing Lifestyles

21 Aug 2008
Master Builders is calling for nominations for the 2008 National Lifestyle Housing for Seniors Awards. The Awards are sponsored by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing, and acknowledge builders and...

Government must hold firm in face of union campaign

25 Aug 2008
Australia’s peak building and construction industry association, Master Builders Australia, has urged the Government to stand firm on its commitment to measured industrial relations change in the face of a renewed union...

Construction declines as engineering falls

27 Aug 2008
Construction work done declined in the June quarter as engineering work fell back alongside continued weakness in residential and non-residential building, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the...

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