WHS… The NSW Government has remade the Work Health and Safety (WHS) Regulation, with the Work Health and Safety Regulation 2025 replacing the 2017 version from 22 August 2025. While most...
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NSW… The NSW Government has opened expressions of interest for a $1 billion Pre-sale Finance Guarantee that helps developers meet lender pre-sale hurdles so projects can start sooner. The program lets...
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Home… The Home Guarantee Scheme is changing from 1 October 2025. These updates widen who can qualify and lift property caps. What is the Home Guarantee Scheme? The Home Guarantee Scheme...
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NSW lifts… What’s changed NSW has passed the Environmental Legislation Amendment Bill 2025 , which raises the “material harm” dollar trigger for mandatory pollution incident reporting under the Protection of Environment Operations...
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ESSENTIAL… In Short: Over 100 minor changes made to streamline exempt and complying developments. Clearer rules for dual occupancies, terraces, farm stays, and asbestos removal. Easier approval-free upgrades for homes and...
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NSW… The NSW Government has introduced the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Planning System Reforms) Bill 2025 , the most significant overhaul of the state’s planning system in nearly five decades...
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Slashing… MEDIA RELEASE: Master Builders welcomes the Government’s move to enact much needed reform to the state’s planning system. Incoming Executive Director Matthew Pollock said, “For too long the system has...
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Reports… Statement by Incoming Executive Director Matthew Pollock MEDIA RELEASE: “There must be zero tolerance for criminal behaviour. Unfortunately, the construction industry is no stranger to unlawfulness. The solution is for...
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Brickies… Australia’s housing emergency dominated the agenda at this week’s Financial Review Property Summit in Sydney, where industry leaders warned that even with ambitious targets, the sector lacks the workforce to...
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NSW… Cbus Property CEO Adrian Pozzo has slammed New South Wales’ planning and building process, calling it “heartache” for developers. Speaking at the Financial Review Property Summit, Pozzo said a North...
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