Today’s announcement by Minister Murray Watt to appoint Master Builders Australia to the National Construction Industry Forum (NCIF) is another positive step in tackling key challenges faced by the building and construction industry.

“As the only industry body representing the commercial, civil and residential sectors of the industry, it makes...

MEDIA RELEASE: New industry forecasts released by Master Builders Australia show New South Wales has unfortunately moved further away from achieving its Housing Accord target of 377,000 new homes.

Five months after the first forecasts covering the full five-year Accord period, NSW is projected to increase its housing shortfall from...

Key Points:

• Electricians risk losing their licence for failing to supervise apprentices under new regulations.
• Electrical-related fatalities are the second leading cause of deaths in NSW construction.
• New guidelines require electricians to assess apprentices’ skills before assigning tasks and provide specific supervision levels.
• The new standards take effect from 1...

Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia, discussed the CFMEU rallies in response to the government's decision to place the construction branch of the CFMEU into administration. Wawn expressed disappointment over the rallies, especially given the support of both major political parties for the administration. She emphasised the need for...

Members are advised that today, 23 August 2024, the Construction and General Division of the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union and all its branches - including the WA and ACT branches, have been placed into administration.

The Commonwealth Attorney-General, The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, released a statement this...

MEDIA RELEASE: Master Builders Association of NSW applauds the NSW Parliament’s bipartisan approach in passing the Industrial Relations Amendment (Administrator) Bill 2024 and calls on the Federal Parliament to follow suit.

The CFMEU NSW Branch has dual registration under both the federal and NSW industrial relations system and therefore requires...

MEDIA RELEASE: Today the Parliament has decided to prioritise party politics at the expense of cleaning up the CFMEU, leaving the building and construction industry in limbo.

Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn said the industry has been under a cloud of uncertainty for a month since the Nine investigation...

Releasing its Future of the Workforce: Skilled Migrants in Building and Construction report, Master Builders Australia calls on the Federal Government to establish a dedicated building and construction visa pathway.

“Skilled migrants represent a vital part of the building and construction industry and are key to building the homes, infrastructure...