The Good Builder Podcast has hit 300 episodes. It started as a conversation between two people who cared about the industry. It has become something much bigger than that. Three hundred episodes. When Renae and Aaron started this thing, there was no guarantee anyone...
PrimeBuild Recruitment founder Luke Cotterell spent more than a decade on tools, in offices and on sites before he ever placed a candidate. That background is exactly why the builders he works with keep calling him back. There is a version of a recruiter that...
Not everyone gets excited about sponsorships. For most builders, it’s another logo on a jersey, maybe a lunch in a corporate box. Nothing wrong with that, but is that really all it can be? We reckon Ausbuild has a pretty good story here. What’s the story? Ausbuild’s...
Let’s be honest most of us aren’t scrolling through TED Talks at the end of a big day. But chucking on a good podcast while you’re behind the wheel, on the tools, or just barbecuing a brisket? That’s something else. In the pod this morning, Az and Pete rattled off...
Alright, brace yourselves for a cracking new way to kick off your day! Starting today, March 26, 2025, at 6 AM AEDT, Az and Pete from The Good Builder are launching their Daily Podcast, a punchy 15-minute rundown of all things home building, streaming Monday to...
The Good Builder podcast is back with Episode 2, and this one’s packed with a few more laughs, hard truths, and industry insights. Pete and Az get into everything from youth crime (their solution? Put ‘em to work on-site!) to 3D-printed homes, a quick cyclone re-cap,...
We’re Hitting the Ground Running It’s official, we've just dropped the first The Good Builder Podcast episode, and we’re coming in hot! From breaking industry news to builder profiles and the best (and most interesting) stories in construction, this is the podcast you...
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A new bill before Queensland Parliament would let the state compulsorily acquire private land to help deliver projects of state significance. Owners keep their right to compensation, but the usual avenues to contest the underlying decision on its merits would be...
A long-established Perth and Melbourne truss fabricator has secured just over $3 million in state funding to automate its Western Australian plant, and the detail behind the grant tells builders something useful about where component supply is going. A.G. Trusses, a...
Most of the housing debate in Australia comes down to a few familiar levers. Interest rates. Migration. Planning approvals. Tax settings. All of them matter. But there is a number that gets far less airtime, and it may be the most important one of all. Over the past...
Queensland names the first three proponents for the inaugural site under its Land Activation Program, locking in more than 450 homes across townhouses, aged care and affordable housing. For builders, this is the moment the program stops being policy and starts being a...