Newsroom
The latest news, media releases, interviews and industry insights from Master Builders Australia.
Dylan Hafey
Adviser, Media & Government Relations
3 November 2026 Today’s Reserve Bank decision to raise interest rates to 4.85 per cent means interest rates are at…
3 November 2026 The Federal Government is about to hit over 90,000 construction businesses with higher taxes and costs with…
2 November 2026 Today’s ABS Building Approvals data for September shows a 5.1 per cent monthly increase for new home…
2 November 2026 Master Builders Australia’s National Board has appointed Melissa Byrne as its new Chief Executive Officer, marking the…
30 October 2026 Today’s quarterly Producer Price Index data released by the ABS shows building cost pressures are accelerating again,…
28 October 2026 Today’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) data, released by the ABS, further demonstrates the need to address escalating…
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…









