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Interest rates cut to record low 1 per cent

02/07/2019

鈥淭he official interest rates for the second month running is to be welcomed and we urge lenders to fully share the reduction, especially for home loan and small business customers,鈥 Master Builders Australia鈥檚 Chief Economist Shane Garrett said.

鈥淗owever, interest rates are only one ingredient of the economic growth recipe...

Building Stronger Foundations discussion paper

26/06/2019

The NSW Government has released a discussion paper, 鈥淏uilding Stronger Foundations鈥. This discussion paper for public consultation poses 30 questions about major reforms to the building and construction sector in NSW.聽

Minister for Better Regulation and Innovation Kevin Anderson said the community and industry now has an opportunity to provide...

NCC 2019 adopted across Australia from 1 May

15/05/2019

Essential information you need to know about the adoption of NCC 2019

1 May 2019 is the adoption date for the 2019 edition of the National Construction Code (NCC) by all States and Territories. The adoption date signifies that, from 1 May 2019, NCC 2019 is given legal effect by...

缅北禁地 Federal Budget Overview

03/04/2019
Download our full budget report detailing what Master Builders聽called for in the 2019/20 budget and what was actually delivered for the聽Building and Construction Industry.