Statement… Master Builders Australia welcomes today’s announcement that the Fair Work Commission is seeking advice on making an application to appoint an independent administrator to oversee the CFMEU. The announcement is...
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Master… The joint media investigation into the operations and underworld links within the CFMEU confirms what Master Builders has long known and called out – union representatives with a comprehensive disregard...
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CHANGES… Effective July 1, 2024, Australian workplaces are facing a significant change in union rights. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has expanded the circumstances under which union officials can enter workplaces...
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… A nationwide ban on the use, supply and manufacture of engineered stone benchtops, panels and slabs containing more than 1% silica commences today, 1 July 2024. Key Points: Ban Implementation...
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Laws to… NSW and the ACT are the first in Australia to adopt new national laws modernising defamation law for the digital age, effective today. The legislation aims to balance freedom of...
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… The Australian Government has made changes to individual income tax rates and thresholds. This will apply to all taxable income you earn from 1 July 2024. The changes will not...
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Important… Changes to professional obligations under the Design and Building Practitioners Act 2020 (the Act). Professional indemnity insurance requirement deferred The Act requires registered building practitioners to hold professional indemnity insurance...
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Inflation… Inflation rose to 4% in the 12 months to May, surpassing economists' expectations of 3.8%, according to the latest ABS data. This marks an increase from April's 3.6%. Key contributors...
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Master… Today’s NSW Budget provides a much-needed boost to help alleviate supply barriers in new home building said Master Builders Association of NSW Executive Director Brian Seidler. Housing “Treasurer Daniel Mookhey...
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Digital… An exciting milestone has been reached in icare NSW’s funding of the Injury Prevention in Construction initiative. RMIT University in collaboration with Master Builders Association (MBA) NSW, the Australian National...
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