Posts tagged "australian construction industry"

Australia's construction sector will have the capacity to build one million new homes over five years, Housing Minister Julie Collins says, as builders question whether the industry has enough workers to carry out the ambitious plan.

Tendering processes have become so onerous and convoluted that the costs of tendering in relation to the potential gains may now be reducing rather than enhancing competition.

Construction company collapses have surged over the last 12 months, as Australian builders battle the end of COVID-era economic stimulus, vulnerabilities in long-established payment models and the impact of rapid inflation and interest rate rises.

The price of building materials shot up after HomeBuilder was announced in June, says Builders Collective of Australia head Phil Dwyer.

Incidents while working at heights are a major cause of workplace injuries, with much of the blame attributed to a lack of access equipment …

An Australian robot is set to take on tradies the world over, after building a three-bed, two-bath, 180-square-metre home in less than three days.