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Are you lacing up your work boots the right way?
For tradies tackling the rugged terrain and demanding challenges of Australia's worksites, a reliable pair of work boots is worth their weight in gold.
Tradie curbside trailer hack to save on storage leaving residents fuming
Homeowners and renters across the country have been left fuming as word…
Are you ready for Australia’s biggest festival of construction of the year?
Sydney Build, Australia's leading and largest construction show, is set to return…
Hot summer sites spark spermageddon in tradies’ trousers
Scorching summer sites and tight tradie shorts almost doubles men’s chances of…
How savvy tradies are getting cheaper groceries or free fuel just by driving safely
A new Aussie app hopes to overtake the incentive to speed by…
Are Australia’s carbon goals and building targets incompatible?
With the task of building $1.2 million homes over the next five…
How much sport will you be able to watch for free under proposed new Australian broadcast rules?
To safeguard their viewing interests, Australian sport fans will need to watch…
Hidden deadly danger lurking beneath the surface of NSW flood affected homes
The flood water may finally be subsiding, but other deadly home hazards…
Lights, camera, construction: Artist finds calling crafting dream homes
The founder of one of Australia’s leading luxury home construction companies is…
Tradie’s bushfire safety invention a blazing success after sparking Shark Tank interest
A simple bushfire safety system designed by two tradies has caught on…
PHOTO GALLERY: March’s biggest building blunders pictured!
Welcome back to another edition of Build-it's "biggest building blunders", where we…
JAC-of-all-trades: Tradies get behind the wheel of Australia’s newest ute brand
A select number of Aussie tradies are gearing up to turn heads…
More decisions made surrounding engineered stone ban as union warns of “evil” rebranding
Work Health and Safety Ministers from across the country met last Friday…
VIDEO: Aussie tradies hammering down on dodgy pay disputes in viral revenge clips
More tradies are taking matters into their own hands, as an increasing…
Post-suicide training on the job-site can help protect mental health
Providing work friends and colleagues with the right support post-suicide or death…
Surf legends and construction leaders team up to wipe out dementia
Wave-riding royalty will be battling it out at the Wipeout Dementia Challenge…
Calls for HECS-style loan system to help Aussies buy solar and EVs
A household electrification group has called for a HECS-style loan system to…
One in four Aussie homes were bought with cold hard cash last year
One in four properties were purchased with cash in 2023, shining a…
Calls to end trade career stigma in schools as tradies do better than uni grads
Experts have called to end the “societal stigma” of choosing trade school…