Master Builders says Housing Accord is 88,800 homes behind as new modelling points to 10,700 fewer homes
Master Builders Australia says the 1.2 million homes target is already 88,800 homes behind, and that updated modelling now shows Budget housing policies cutting supply by 10,700 homes over four years after the deal restricting SMSF investment.
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Master Builders says Housing Accord is 88,800 homes behind as new modelling points to 10,700 fewer homes
Master Builders Australia says the 1.2 million homes target is already 88,800 homes behind, and that updated modelling now shows Budget housing policies cutting supply by 10,700 homes over four years after the deal restricting SMSF investment.
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Master Builders blueprint: four reforms to tackle a 141,000-worker construction shortage
Master Builders Australia’s new Future Workforce Blueprint says the construction skills gap is structural, not cyclical. It names four priority reforms it says would deliver almost 40,000 extra qualified workers over a decade.
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Taking on an apprentice in 2026: incentives, costs and getting them to finish
Housing construction apprentices now attract $10,000 in payments over their apprenticeship, and their employers up to $5,000 in the first year. What changed in 2026, what an apprentice really costs, and how builders keep them to completion.
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Robotic bricklaying: can Hadrian and other construction robots fix the brickie shortage?
Bricklaying is the scarcest trade in Australia. A Perth-built robot can lay the walls of a block house in a day, and other robots are tying rebar and marking out slabs. What they can really do, and what they need from builders.
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Trade shortages still entrenched: bricklayers and tilers hardest to find
The Housing Industry Association’s latest Trades Report shows shortages easing only slightly, trade prices up 5.1% in the first half of 2026, and regional WA and Queensland worst hit.
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