Melbourne plumber Robert Cragg, known as Johno the Plumber, on care factor, trade accountability and why site standards keep slipping.

Treasury's interim report puts state variations at 600 extra pages. The immediate action is a recommitment. The mechanisms sit in further work.

NSW lifted certifier penalties to $1.1 million while New Zealand removed building consent for small homes entirely. Two bets on who verifies the work.

The Queensland Housing Code commenced 1 September 2026. Site cover, setbacks, what councils can still vary, and the date the old rules expire.

EDQ has selected GRAYA to deliver about 435 homes, a 50 bed hotel and retail on an 11,000sqm Northshore Hamilton riverfront site.

A 14 robot factory at Edinburgh is supplying wall, floor and roof components to builders at Noarlunga. Panels, not modules. Here is what actually chan ...

Treasury's draft trust tax law adds an election letting builders keep the trust and skip a restructure. Submissions close 18 September 2026.

ABS data shows house approvals fell in every state in July 2026 while the value of non residential building approved rose 14.4 per cent. The full pict ...

The monthly housing numbers went backwards. The annual trend went forwards. And the fastest growing competition for trades is not residential at all. Total dwellings approved in Australia fell 3.6 per ...

Community housing counts as private sector in ABS building approvals. The Bureau says its data cannot track social and affordable housing capacity.

The withdrawal limits started while the developer was still trading. That sequence changes what the tightening means for any builder with non bank funded work in the forward book. If you are a builder ...