Master Builders Australia

Master Builders Australia has released its six-point plan to permanently remove criminal elements and bad actors from the building and construction industry. Now that Administration has been embedded, we call upon the Federal Government to step up and focus on the next steps.

Our CEO Denita Wawn has consistently called the CFMEU out on their criminal conduct and continues to fight for the building and construction industry. The Federal Government must continue to act. heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/…

RATE RISE & SUPPLY CHAINS HITTING BUILDERS Builders around the country are getting hit with supply chain disruptions, fuel surcharges and material cost increases. masterbuilders.com.au/rate-rise-and-…

📕SIMPLER RULES, BETTER BUILDING🏘️ If we want to boost housing affordability, we need to boost building productivity. Master Builders is calling for the National Construction Code (NCC) to be modernised, having blown out from 93 pages to 889 pages📢 masterbuilders.com.au/newsroom/the-n…

In our pre-budget submission, Master Builders Australia has called on the Federal Government for a red-tape reduction agenda, improvements to taxation settings, incentives and the labour pipeline. theaustralian.com.au/nation/politic…

👷‍♂️LABOUR DATA REINFORCES CALL FOR SKILLED MIGRATION Today’s ABS labour market data, revealing a tight market, further demonstrates that the current skilled migration system is not working and needs recalibration. masterbuilders.com.au/labour-market-…

📊PRIVATE INVESTORS DRIVE STRONGER NEW HOME BUILDING The Federal Government needs to protect the current policy settings so that investment in housing is not disadvantaged compared with other asset classes. masterbuilders.com.au/private-invest…

📉SEVENTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF PRODUCTIVTY DECLINE A CALL TO ACTION 📢 Construction businesses are using more labour and materials than ever before but producing fewer new homes due to the suffocating effects of regulation, red tape and bureaucracy. masterbuilders.com.au/latest-constru…

🏠BUILDING APPROVALS DOWN DESPITE RECENT MOMENTUM The shrinking labour pipeline continues to hold the industry back from getting more projects off the ground at a faster rate. We need domestic apprenticeship track reform and skilled migration. masterbuilders.com.au/weakest-buildi…

📊RBA RAISES INTEREST RATES TO 3.85 % Higher interest rates makes the case for policy and fiscal reform in this year’s federal budget even more urgent. Building productivity, reducing red tape, and fixing labour shortages, all require urgent attention masterbuilders.com.au/statement-on-r…

🧱BUILDING MATERIAL COSTS UP Costs have deteriorated across nearly every category of building product. Governments must avoid policies that will unnecessarily increase the cost of building materials. masterbuilders.com.au/higher-buildin…

🚚FUEL TAX CREDIT MUST STAY Calls for changes to the fuel tax credit are misguided. Changes would threaten jobs, competitiveness and productivity in the housing and construction industry supply chain. masterbuilders.com.au/fuel-tax-credi…

MBA holds concerns regarding the TWU’s application for a road transport contractual chain order that would apply to the concrete industry. We warned in 2023 that the Government’s Closing Loopholes policies would have consequences. masterbuilders.com.au/construction-s…

“The industry needs the Federal Government to urgently action needed reforms, which would lead to a reset in the supply and demand balance, while allowing more Australians to get onto the property ladder." Read the full release now at masterbuilders.com.au/labour-shortag…

Proposed changes to the Capital Gains Tax Discount will result in fewer new homes getting built every year and worsen affordability for both renters and homeowners. The Federal Government must reject any proposal to change the CGT Tax Discount. masterbuilders.com.au/submission-to-…

In the lead up the 2026/27 Budget, Master Builders Australia (MBA) continues its member led productivity push including for a radical reset of the regulatory environment and around taxation settings and workforce incentives. afr.com/policy/economy…

If Australia does not materially increase the supply of qualified construction workers, the consequences are unavoidable. We know what we need to do, we just need to do it. theaustralian.com.au/nation/austral…

“We are an optimistic country, and the latest ABS building activity figures are promising however we must do more to ensure the aspirational becomes the achievable.” Read the full release now at masterbuilders.com.au/building-activ…

“MBA is steadfast in its opposition to the proposed tariff on Chinese aluminium window and door and stresses that this application must not be taken seriously." Read more at masterbuilders.com.au/tariff-sized-w…

“Skilled migration is an essential bridge that buys time for long-term domestic reforms that MBA has also advanced." Read the full release now at masterbuilders.com.au/skilled-migrat…