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The latest news and industry insights from around the nation.
Media contact
Dee Zegarac
National Director, Media & Public Affairs
0400 493 071 dee.zegarac@masterbuilders.com.au
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) show house building cost pressures are at their worst in almost…
Annual inflation hit 3.5 per cent in September 2025, the worst result in 14 months, with underlying measures of inflation…
Last night’s exposé revealed yet again the rot that continues to fester around elements of the CFMEU and parts of…
Master Builders Australia’s analysis of the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures released today reveal a flatline, with the economy…
Event: Interview with Lorna Higgins, ABC News TV Date: 22 October 2025, 5.30pm AEDT Speakers: Denita Wawn, CEO Master Builders Australia Topics: Build times…
Master Builders Australia has applauded the decisive action by Commonwealth, State and Territory Building Ministers to pause the National Construction…
By Denita Wawn, CEO Master Builders Australia Australia’s building and construction industry faces the enormous task of delivering the homes,…
By Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia. This article appeared in The Australian on 14 April 2025. Australians are…
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…


















