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The federal government should keep the Australian Building and Construction Commission in place and compensate building contractors for projects which skyrocket in price, construction industry organisations say.

Canberra should use all the tools at its disposal to shield the construction sector from inflationary pain, Master Builders Australia says.

The Australian Building and Construction Commission has reminded builders and unions alike that its powers are still in place, days after Labor carried a pledge to abolish the watchdog to a federal election victory.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison said his government, if re-elected, would let first home-buyers withdraw up to 40% of their super.

Industry leaders in Western Australia are sounding the alarm over future business insolvencies after the collapse of two home builders.

Queensland building group Privium has collapsed into administration, leaving subcontractors across Queensland, Victoria and New South Wales in the dark about the future of hundreds of projects.

The CMFEU is urging the Berejiklian government to introduce statutory trusts to protect sub-contractors from extended payment times.

Much of the focus on the educational effect of the coronavirus is falling on schools and universities, but the vocational education and trai…

Key industry bodies are up in arms over the Fair Work Commission’s decision to increase the minimum wages for apprentices, with some decla…

Bowral Bricks has stopped supply of its Bowral Blue and Shorthorn Mix bricks until February 2013 in a move which builders say is hurting the…

The building and construction industries have had a poor start to the year, with more than 80 firms entering administration, liquidation or …

A Federal Government plan to offer HECS-style loans to students studying a trade or technical skill has been welcomed by building groups. …