Free TAFE, a $10,000 apprentice incentive and skilled migration are all in play. Here is what the latest data shows each one has moved.

Melbourne plumber Robert Cragg, known as Johno the Plumber, on care factor, trade accountability and why site standards keep slipping.

Treasury's interim report puts state variations at 600 extra pages. The immediate action is a recommitment. The mechanisms sit in further work.

R U OK? Day is today. The approved psychosocial code already names supervisors not noticing when workers are struggling as poor support.

NSW lifted certifier penalties to $1.1 million while New Zealand removed building consent for small homes entirely. Two bets on who verifies the work.

ABS small area data shows 52 councils accounted for 66 per cent of new homes approved in July 2026. Brisbane led. The apartment map is narrower still.

EDQ has selected GRAYA to deliver about 435 homes, a 50 bed hotel and retail on an 11,000sqm Northshore Hamilton riverfront site.

Victoria and Queensland require builders to obtain foundations data before signing. Miss it and the law blocks you recovering the site cost.

A 14 robot factory at Edinburgh is supplying wall, floor and roof components to builders at Noarlunga. Panels, not modules. Here is what actually chan ...

Treasury's draft trust tax law adds an election letting builders keep the trust and skip a restructure. Submissions close 18 September 2026.

ABS data shows house approvals fell in every state in July 2026 while the value of non residential building approved rose 14.4 per cent. The full pict ...