ABS Civil Construction Activity 

Engineering construction activity fell by 4.7 per cent during the June 2026 quarter. 

Other key national stats include: 

Seasonally adjusted work done for the private sector fell 7.4%

Value of work commenced rose 20.7% in original terms

Trend work done rose 0.5%
 

For...

High Inflation Hits NSW Building Activity - Latest Building Approvals and Inflation Data

Building Approvals for August: 

The latest ABS Building Approvals data for August shows that high inflation is hitting building activity and should sharpen bullders' concerns that the Federal Government's economic management is failing. 

In NSW, overall building...

On Tuesday, the Reserve Bank raised interest rates for the 4^th time this year with additional hikes in rates anticipated for later this year and potentially early 2027. 

Official interest rates are now the highest that have been for 15 years, and Australia now has the second highest...

Media Release

Today’s interest rate rise means NSW builders and households are again being forced to pay for the failure of the Federal Government’s economic management.

“It is not fair that NSW households and businesses are being left to do the heavy lifting to get inflation under control. They...

The latest data on building trade apprenticeships released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) is encouraging for the industry. However, the positive news is overshadowed by the prospect of even more inflationary pressure and its negative impact on the level of building activity. 

Nationally, 16,018 new...

Key Points:

• Economic conditions continue to worsen according to the latest survey data from  Roy Morgan, ANZ and NAB.
• RBA Assistant Governor says the central bank expects home building activity to be low in 2027 and 2028.
• Construction and mining lead the collapse in business confidence in August 2026 compared...

Key Points: 

• NSW is by far the largest data centre market in Australia, with Sydney accounting for the majority (65%) of the country's operational capacity and construction pipeline.

• NSW accounted for roughly two-thirds of Australia's data centre construction activity in 2025, implying an estimated construction value of approximately AUD 11...

Tell the NSW Government what you think about workers compensation premiums in NSW. The Government is reviewing workers compensation premiums and inviting members of Master Builders NSW to share their feedback.

Workers compensation premiums play an important role in supporting injured workers, promoting workplace safety and maintaining a...

Key Points: 

• High underlying inflation, high interest rates, rising costs and falling consumer sentiment reflected in ABS Building Approvals data for July. 

• Approvals for detached houses fell in July 2026 by 4.2% across the country

• In NSW detached housing approvals fell by 4%

• SA had the biggest fall in detached...

Building Approvals for July 2026 shows that persistently high inflation is increasingly weighing on residential building activity.

Approvals for detached houses in NSW fell bv 4% in July and by 8.1% for all dwellings, Across the nation the number of new dwellings approved fell by 3.6% and the fall...