HIA overseas migration predictions a warning for housing demand
Overseas migration will continue to add pressure on Australia’s housing market for…
International student cap could close hundreds of tradie training colleges
The cap on international students could demolish construction teaching jobs and close…
Plucking numbers from the air: Victoria’s big build for housing relies on impossible targets
The Victorian government this week gave the state’s local councils a gargantuan…
Skilled migrant system “will never work” for construction
Experts say Australia's current migration system will never be able to plug…
The states want a bigger say in skilled migration – but doing that actually leaves them worse off
Latest report shows states would actually be better off if the federal…
“It does not make any sense”: Tradies miss out on priority visa
Builders have been left “flummoxed” over the government’s baffling decision to leave…
Peter Dutton makes Labor’s case. Tax breaks for landlords should be restricted to those who build homes
Under Labor’s 2019 plan, negative gearing – the tax break that allows…
Finding skilled tradies isn’t a priority?
Despite the ongoing worker shortage across the country, the government still hasn't recognised trades on…
Apartment construction plummets under foreign tax burden
NSW apartment construction has nose-dived in the years following the state's tax…
Asian migrant tradies flood into Aussie worksites
Researchers say there's been a whopping 56 per cent increase in Asian…