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  • CAA celebrates innovation and collaboration

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    Consult Australia Awards celebrate innovation and collaboration

    The Consult Australia Awards (CAA), held at the ICC Sydney on 14 March 2024, recognised businesses addressing Australia’s complex design and engineering challenges and leaders driving innovation in digital tr... more

  • Finalists announced for 2024 Australian Construction Achievement Award

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    Finalists announced for 2024 Australian Construction Achievement Award

    The Australian Constructors Association and Engineers Australia have announced the four finalists for the 2024 Australian Construction Achievement Award (ACAA). The finalists include projects ranging from ro... more

  • Construction industry faces labour shortage amid language shift

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    Construction industry faces labour shortage amid language shift

    The HIA's latest research reveals a notable shift in language diversity within the construction sector, indicating a broader range of languages spoken among workers. Housing Industry Association (HIA) Execut... more

  • Free asbestos awareness course available

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    Free asbestos awareness course available to workers

    SafeWork NSW, Building Commission NSW, and TAFE NSW have collaborated to offer a free online 'Asbestos Understanding and Safety' course to raise the general public's awareness of the safety issues associated wi... more

  • Consult Australia Awards celebrate innovation and collaboration
  • Finalists announced for 2024 Australian Construction Achievement Award
  • Construction industry faces labour shortage amid language shift
  • Free asbestos awareness course available to workers
Applications to open for Builders' Support Facility

Builders’ Support Facility to prevent WA insolvencies

Applications for the Western Australian government's $10 million Builders' Support Facility will be open next week, assisting in the completion of homes that have been under construction for over two years. Unveiled in January, the scheme was introduced to help Western Australians move into their new homes while supporting eligible residential builders with the completion of projects that have been under construction for over two years. WA Treasurer Rita Saffioti said: “We know that the construction industry has experienced significant labour and material price hikes over the past few years, delaying som... more
Hutchinson and CFMEU appeals against boycott ruling upheld

Hutchinson and CFMEU appeals ruling upheld in Federal Court

A full Federal Court has upheld appeals by the Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) and construction company J Hutchinson Pty Ltd against an earlier judgment in favour of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The trial judge had found that the CFMEU and Hutchinson agreed to boycott a waterproofing subcontractor at the Brisbane Southpoint A apartments construction site in 2016, meaning the subcontractor could no longer perform the work. The decision by the full Federal Court overturned the trial judge’s decision that the CFMEU and Hutchinson entered into and gav... more
women

Five ways construction and mining workplaces can support women

The construction and mining industries have long been considered industries for men. Indeed, 2022 data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics found that construction and mining are the two most male-dominated industries in Australia with just 18 and 20 per cent of their workforces occupied by women respectively. Gender inequality remains a hot topic; Australia's first private sector gender pay gap report by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA) is making national and global headlines, finding that male-dominated industries had the largest gender pay gap, with construction topping the list at 31.8 per ... more
Policy

Policy platform to boost female participation in building

To coincide with International Women’s Day, Master Builders Australia has today released a multifaceted policy platform, Breaking Ground: Women in building and construction, to increase female participation in the building and construction industry.   Master Builders Australia CEO Denita Wawn said Breaking Ground represents a proactive effort to not only acknowledge the challenges faced by women in construction but also to present practical solutions and ignite meaningful discussions on this critical issue. “As one of the biggest sectors in the economy, the building and construction industry employs o... more
supply

Revised WA planning policy to boost residential supply and choice

The Western Australian government has published the revised Residential Design Codes Volume 1 (R-Codes), which will boost housing supply and choice while improving design standards across the state. The changes respond to industry feedback to help reduce any further impacts on the residential construction sector and keep the cost of delivering affordable housing down. Single homes in areas coded R40 and below will not be subject to the 2023 draft Medium Density Code provisions and existing standards from the R-Codes will continue to apply, minimising impacts on popular housing products in new residential e... more
equality

Trial to build gender equality on WA government projects

The Western Australian government is joining with industry for a gender equality pilot to deliver results for women in construction in WA. The $63 million Fremantle Hospital 40-bed Mental Health redevelopment is the first State Government construction project to trial gender equality targets and reporting. The pilot aims to increase female representation on non-residential construction projects and demonstrate what can be achieved by female talent within the construction industry. The state government is working with ADCO Construction to deliver the 40 additional mental health beds at Fremantle Hospital... more
circular

New report reveals Australia’s material use and circular rate

CSIRO has released a new report on Australia’s material use, highlighting opportunities to transition to a more circular and sustainable economy. The Australian material flow analysis to progress to a circular economy report details how Australia uses its resources, linking human consumption to environmental impacts, which can inform approaches to resource efficiency, waste minimisation, and greenhouse gas abatement. RIGHT: Transport and housing make up more than half of Australia’s material footprint, followed by food. It found that Australia’s circularity rate – the measure of efficiency in wh... more