Master Builders Industry News Archive

Boom in Engineering Construction Set to Continue

01 Jul 2008
Sustained growth in engineering construction means that within five years the value of work done could exceed the combined total of residential and commercial building, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak...

Big Fall in Dwelling Approvals

02 Jul 2008
Dwelling approvals suffered a big fall in April, reversing last month’s surprise increase, according to Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry.
Mr Peter Jones, Chief...

COAG initiatives will boost productivity in building sector

04 Jul 2008
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, today supported two key initiatives from yesterday’s COAG meeting, which will see the federal licensing of tradespeople and the...

Construction Sentiment Falls Away, Credit Squeeze and Fuel Bite

09 Jul 2008
Construction industry hopes have suffered a blow, with Master Builders Australia’s National Survey of Building and Construction revealing the fourth consecutive fall in builder sentiment in the June quarter....

Steep Decline in Home Lending

09 Jul 2008
Another big drop in home lending in May is the fourth consecutive monthly decline as consumers take fright in the wake of higher interest rates and petrol prices, according to peak building and construction industry...

Builders Reject CFMEU Safety Claim

09 Jul 2008
The attack yesterday (8 July 2008) by the CFMEU alleging that Master Builders stands for a reduction in safety in the building and construction industry is rejected by Master Builders Australia, the peak building and...

Unions’ scare campaign threatens schools, hospitals and roads

16 Jul 2008
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, today hit out at the ACTU’s calls for the early abolition of the Australian Building and Construction Commission (ABCC), saying that...

Carbon pollution and the building industry

16 Jul 2008
Australia’s peak building and construction industry organisation Master Builders Australia has called for the Government to soften the blow of tackling climate change by ensuring that appropriate compensation and tax...

Rest of Australia will reel from de facto industry-wide agreement

23 Jul 2008
Master Builders Australia, the peak body for the building and construction industry, has warned the federal Government that the rest of Australia will eventually feel the pain of the enterprise agreement negotiated by...

Third Party visa involvement unnecessary

25 Jul 2008
Australia’s peak building and construction industry organisation, Master Builders Australia, has labelled unnecessary a proposal by the Construction Forestry Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) for compulsory involvement of...