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A new report released by the Australian Constructors Association (ACA) today reveals the key to lifting national productivity is improving the performance of the construction industry. ACA CEO Jon Davies said the call for increased productivity growth has never been more urgent and there is no better place to start than the construction industry. “There … Continued
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AltX, Australia’s leading alternative investment platform, has appointed Greg Wallace as Investor Relations Manager for Victoria. The Melbourne-based role forms a key part of AltX’s national Investor Relations team, reinforcing AltX’s ongoing commitment to deliver curated and vetted first mortgage investment opportunities to wholesale investors. Wallace will provide a point of contact on … Continued
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Master Builders Australia today welcomes the re-introduction of the housing bills into the House of Representatives and urges all sides of Parliament to pass these bills without delay. “The combination of the Housing Future Fund, the National Housing Supply and Affordability Council, and Housing Australia embeds housing as a core infrastructure priority for the … Continued
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The Reserve Bank of Australia’s decision to hold interest rates is a welcome reprieve to households as ABS data released today shows more bad news for Australia’s housing crisis with new home building approvals falling by 7.7 per cent in June said Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn. “We can already see the impact … Continued
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Beaumont Tiles, Australia’s leading retailer of tiles, bathroom ware and hard flooring, is coming to Western Australia with its first one-stop shop in the state to open at Joondalup on 5 August bringing a new home makeover experience to the state’s homeowners. The new store, which will display more than 1,400 tiles, hard flooring and … Continued
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Speaker: Denita Wawn, CEO Master Builders Australia Event: National Industry Roundtable: Land Use Planning and Resilience Host: Insurance Council of Australia, Master Builders Australia, Planning Institute Australia Delivery: Thursday, 27 July 2023, 10.15am AEST Topic: Housing, land use planning, resilience, development, high-risk flood zones Australia’s population is projected … Continued
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Plunging steel prices have helped bring building product price inflation to its lowest in almost three years but a bumpy road remains with accelerating inflation of other materials and labour shortages continuing to drive up the cost of building says Master Builders Australia chief economist Shane Garrett. “During the June 2023 quarter, the cost of … Continued
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Master Plumbers has expressed concern and disappointment about the Victorian Government announcement today to ban new gas connections to homes. The announcement to refuse planning permits for new homes and residential subdivisions which want to connect to gas from 1 January 2024 was made without consultation and is short on details. Master Plumbers CEO Peter … Continued
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By Shivendra Kumar, Principal Consultant, Shivendra & Co This week, the Federal Government announced its appointment of 12 representatives to the National Construction Industry Forum, in an effort to address critical industry challenges. The chosen conclave, however, raises questions about which voices get a say, and whether excluding vital segments of the industry will … Continued
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State governments must urgently overhaul their approach to land use planning to ensure no more homes are built without regard to risk on flood plains, organisations representing planners, builders and insurers said today. In response to the flood emergency of recent years, the Insurance Council of Australia (ICA), Master Builders Australia (MBA) and the … Continued
