Master Builders Industry News Archive

Volatility in Approvals as Interest Rates Threaten Recovery

01 Jun 2010
A fall in private sector houses approved in April is a sign that recent rate rises are biting and Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, calls on the Reserve Bank to take a...

Young people’s jobs at risk from high minimum wage increase

03 Jun 2010
The Fair Work Australia Minimum Wage Panel wage increase of $26 to all modern award wages and transitional pay scales announced today will damage the job prospects particularly of young people in the building industry...

National Lifestyle Housing for Seniors Awards Launch

07 Jun 2010
Master Builders is pleased to once again partner with the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing in sponsoring the 2010 National Lifestyle Housing for Seniors Awards, which acknowledge builders who...

Another Fall in Housing Finance Puts Recovery in Jeopardy

09 Jun 2010
Housing finance commitments fell for the seventh consecutive month in April due to the ending of the Government’s First Home Owner ‘Boost’ and higher interest rates, according to peak building and construction...

Upswing in Dwelling Starts - Sustainable?

16 Jun 2010
National dwelling commencements rose again in the March quarter as the effect of previously low interest rates and government stimulus measures begin to flow through into the pipeline of work, according to Master...

National Asbestos Unit Needed to Raise Community Awareness

29 Jun 2010
Master Builders, the peak body for the building and construction industry, supports calls made by unions today for the establishment of a national asbestos unit to raise community awareness about asbestos and to develop...