Who's keen to talk about building approvals on Friday afternoon? Maybe not. We hear you. If you’re in the trade or trying to get a job off the ground, this one’s worth a look to bring some positivity into your weekend. February’s figures from the ABS were out this...
If you’re not one for stats, here’s the bottom line: approvals for large apartment projects surged in January, while detached home approvals remain sluggish. But before we celebrate, it’s important to understand what’s really happening beneath the surface. A Surge in...
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Anti-dumping and countervailing duties on imported steel have stacked up fast this year. Layered on top of WT's forecast that building costs stay above 5 per cent, the message for anyone pricing structural steel is simple. Re-cost now. If you are quoting a job with...
New NCVER data points to a turning quarter for the trades, but the annual trend is more mixed than the headline suggests. Trade apprenticeship commencements rose 12.5 per cent in the December 2025 quarter compared with the same quarter a year earlier, according to new...
Building better is not a slogan. It is a decision builders make, job by job, about the standard they hold themselves to when no one is checking. This is what that decision looks like in practice, and why it is becoming the clearest line between the builders who last...
A new Autodesk and Deloitte Access Economics report places Australia second in the Asia-Pacific for weekly use of construction technology. The ranking is encouraging. The findings behind it are more instructive. Australia's construction sector uses more technology,...