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Australia’s construction workers have big opportunities in 2026
Business
Tuesday January 27 2026

Australia’s construction workers have big opportunities in 2026

Professionals and tradespeople across Australia’s design and construction industry have significant opportunities in 2026 as employment remains steady and candidate shortages persist.

Australia to employ 1.5 million construction workers by 2030
Business
Thursday December 4 2025

Australia to employ 1.5 million construction workers by 2030

Australia’s construction sector will employ almost 1.5 million people by the end of the decade, new forecasts suggest.

Australia gains 33,900 construction jobs
Business
Tuesday October 7 2025

Australia gains 33,900 construction jobs

Australia’s construction sector added 33,900 workers to its payroll in the three months to August, new data reveals.

Australis needs 140,000 more housing construction workers
Business
Tuesday September 23 2025

Australis needs 140,000 more housing construction workers

Australia needs to add almost 140,0000 people to its housing construction workforce between now and 2029 in order to achieve national housing targets, a new report...

Construction staff want more pay rises than employers intend to offer
Business
Monday September 8 2025

Construction staff want more pay rises than employers intend to offer

Employees throughout Australia’s construction sector expect larger pay rises over the current financial year compared with those that employers intend to offer, new data shows.

What’s with all the talk about productivity? If they are serious – the unions must get on board
Business
Monday July 14 2025

What’s with all the talk about productivity? If they are serious – the unions must get on board

Since the Federal election in May, the Albanese Government has focused intensely on the need to improve productivity to drive economic growth and push up real...

Australia’s construction jobs boom slows down
Business
Tuesday July 8 2025

Australia’s construction jobs boom slows down

The boom in employment throughout Australia’s design and construction sector has subsided for now, new data shows.

Australia Still Has a Massive Infrastructure Worker Shortage
Business
Wednesday January 8 2025

Australia Still Has a Massive Infrastructure Worker Shortage

Australia still has an enormous shortfall of workers who are needed to deliver upon the national pipeline of public sector infrastructure construction projects, a new report...

Good workplace practices make huge difference on construction projects
Business
Wednesday December 11 2024

Good workplace practices make huge difference on construction projects

The adoption of positive workplace practices is delivering substantial benefits on major construction projects, a webinar has heard.

Business
19 Nov, 2019
Plumber penalised over $150,000 for Cheating Workers and Lying

The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured penalties of $151,200 against a Victorian plumber and his company for underpaying a young worker following previous court action involving...

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Safety
14 Aug, 2019
Vic tradie convicted over WorkSafe assault

A tradie has been convicted for assaulting and spitting on a safety inspector who randomly came across an unsafe Melbourne construction site

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Business
11 Apr, 2019
NT Builder Jailed Over $200k Govt Fraud

A Darwin builder has been jailed for four years for defrauding an NT government indigenous employment program by more than $213,000.

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Business
10 Apr, 2019
Nearly Half of Aussie Professionals Experience Workplace Bullying

Almost one half (45 per cent) of Australian professionals have experienced bullying or harassment at work due to their gender, age, ethnicity, sexual orientation or disability,...

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Business
1 Mar, 2019
Labour Hire Scheme Takes Hold in Vic

Dodgy labour hire providers will be ousted from Victoria as the state's first ever licensing scheme kicks off in April.

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Business
14 Sep, 2018
Unemployment Rate Steady at 5.3% in August

Employment growth in August was twice as high as expected, keeping the nations' unemployment rate steady at 5.3 per cent for the second month in a...

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Commercial
7 Sep, 2018
Workers Walk at Hobart Hospital Over Pay

More than one hundred plasterers have indefinitely walked off the job at Hobart's major hospital over a pay dispute but the end date for the redevelopment...

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Business
31 Jul, 2018
Victoria Bests NSW as Top Performing Economy

More people and new homes have helped Victoria edge past NSW as the nation's top performing economy, a new report shows.

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Business
13 Jun, 2018
Sign of Solid Jobs Growth for Rest of 2018

Employment growth unsurprisingly cooled after an unsustainable record run in 2017, but there are signs job gains are likely to be solid for the remainder of...

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