The Fair Work Commission plans to restart its fuel cost recovery order, with monthly rate adjustments. Where builders sit in the transport chain.

Two WA builders moved $3 million of subbies' retention into trust after inspections. How the scheme works and how it compares with NSW and Queensland.

Queensland security grants now cover tradie utes, vans, trailers and tools. Who qualifies, what you pay and when applications close.

ProCon says interim anti dumping securities on Chinese windows could add up to $26,500 to a new house. We test the maths and where the cost lands.

WorkSafe Victoria can fine falls from height breaches on the spot from 31 March 2027. The amounts, the SWMS offence and what is still unpublished.

The latest package commits $44.5 million: $12.1 million for the Nebo Road Water Treatment Plant in Mackay and $32.4 million for trunk infrastructure in Sarina. Combined with about $26.2 million in ...

A Perth housing roundtable put supply, costs, tax and approvals on the table. We look at where WA builders stand on each, on the latest data.

A Brisbane renovation builder says AI renders lifted its quote win rate. The team tells Az how it uses AI, markets itself and picks the right clients.

Wagga’s 2,200 home Rowan Village is rezoned. Precinct 1 DA goes in this month, civil works are due mid 2027 and the first homes in 2028.

Housing, planning and building ministers from every jurisdiction met in Canberra on Friday and agreed a shared statement on modernising the National Construction Code. The five reform directions are ...

Cheyne Hall on why builders hire too late, which roles belong on site, which can go offshore, and why training decides whether a new hire works.

Architects and planners want ongoing funding for Victoria's Government Architect as new codes remove appeal rights. Why it matters for builders.