News

*Sponsored contentWith new builds here in Queensland soon requiring a 7-star energy rating to be compliant, you’ve got your pick of stars to wish upon. When it comes to building these houses and units, chances are your wish will involve a simple, no-nonsense way of achieving said stars.

Invoice scams, also known as false billing or business email compromise scams, are being increasingly reported in the residential construction and renovation sector, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned.

A small amount of asbestos has been detected in soil stockpile at NuGrow Ipswich.

We're once again conducting a survey of our commercial members who are, or have been, the head contractor on a government building project.

The Federal Government’s latest tranche of Fair Work changes have been passed. Here’s a summary of the changes and how they will affect members:

Master Builders congratulates the Miles Government on the announcement of its Homes for Queenslanders plan.

Generally, an employer who engages a person to perform an activity at a height owes the primary duty of care to control the falls risk. However, in construction, the obligation is necessarily shared between numerous duty holders, with each one having its own part to play in controlling the risk.

We've pulled together all the information you need to commence repair and rebuilding work in the face of the recent severe weather and flooding events in Queensland.

2023 has been another packed year for our Policy Committees, Divisions and Subcommittees. Member representatives on these committees were elected at the end of 2022 for a three year term.

Commonwealth, State and Territory Work Health and Safety (WHS) Ministers have agreed to a national ban on engineered stone as of 1 July 2024.