Newsroom
The latest news, media releases, interviews and industry insights from Master Builders Australia.
Dylan Hafey
Adviser, Media & Government Relations
Event: Interview with Cheng Lei, News 24 Date: 18 September 2026, 1.20pm AEST Speakers: Denita Wawn, Master Builders Australia CEO Topics: Workforce shortages, building…
Event: Inquiry into the value of skilled migration to Australia Date: 18 September 2026 Speaker: Melissa Byrne, Master Builders Australia National Director of…
17 September 2026 Builders have welcomed today’s announcements relating to skilled migration and the construction workforce as a step in…
15 September 2026 New data from the National Centre for Vocational Education Research showed 8,600 construction apprentices completed their training…
15 September 2026 In a submission on the recently released draft trust legislation, Master Builders Australia has called out that…
Statement from Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn 11 September 2026 Following new modelling showing yet another setback for housing…
By Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn. Published in the Courier Mail on 8 August 2026. A systemic shock is…
By Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn. Extracts from this OP-ED were published in the Australian on 9 July 2026…
By Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn and Master Builders NT CEO Sallyann Innes. Published in the NT News on…
By Denita Wawn, CEO Master Builders Australia and published in the Australian on 16 April 2026 April marks 40 years…
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…






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