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Australia’s housing trade shortage worsens
Business
Friday April 24 2026

Australia’s housing trade shortage worsens

Australia’s shortage of skilled tradespeople continues to worsen, with the latest survey revealing ongoing shortages across every region and almost every occupation category.

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...

Australia housing trades still in shortage
Business
Thursday July 24 2025

Australia housing trades still in shortage

Tradespeople in Australia’s home building sector remain in shortage despite a slowdown in new housing construction which has occurred over recent years.

Transport Boom Drives Housing Construction Trade Shortage
Residential
Monday February 17 2025

Transport Boom Drives Housing Construction Trade Shortage

A shortage of skilled tradespeople remains evident across Australia’s housing construction industry as a massive pipeline of civil infrastructure work is pulling tradies away from the...

All Australian Housing Construction Trades Remain in Shortfall
Business
Monday October 28 2024

All Australian Housing Construction Trades Remain in Shortfall

All housing construction trades remain in shortage throughout Australia even as the volume of home building work being done throughout the nation has eased, the latest...

Construction Tradies and Professionals in Massive Demand
Business
Monday April 12 2021

Construction Tradies and Professionals in Massive Demand

Tradespeople and professionals in construction are in huge demand as the industry gears up to deliver on HomeBuilder and manage a surge in activity on civil...

Australia’s Small Home Builders and Tradespeople Continue to Thrive
Business
Wednesday March 3 2021

Australia’s Small Home Builders and Tradespeople Continue to Thrive

Small home builders and residential tradespeople continue to thrive throughout Australia despite COVID-19 as low interest rates and stimulus programs continue to drive activity.

Australian Tradies to Get Automatic Licence Recognition
Business
Monday August 17 2020

Australian Tradies to Get Automatic Licence Recognition

Tradespeople such as carpenters, joiners, bricklayers and others are set to gain easier access to interstate opportunities under a landmark agreement which will see those who...

Business
27 Mar, 2020
Builder avoids jail over insurance fraud

A South Australian builder who duped investors and councils by forging more than 200 insurance certificates has avoided jail time.

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Residential
17 Apr, 2019
Tenth Charged in Sydney Fake Tradie Scam

A tenth person has been charged after an alleged fraud syndicate handed out bogus qualifications to wannabe tradesmen during Sydney's property market boom.

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Safety
26 Mar, 2019
Tradie Loses Foot After Vic Job Accident

A tradie has lost his foot after a workplace accident at an apartment building in Melbourne's west.

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Business
27 Feb, 2019
Labor Vows Safer Tradie Pay for Govt Works

Tradies working on big federal government-funded construction projects would be guaranteed to get paid even when dodgy businesses involved in the project go bust, the Labor...

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Residential
11 Jan, 2019
Home repair scam targets elderly Qlders

Two unlicensed tradies accused of ripping off elderly Queenslanders via a home maintenance scam have been nabbed for fraud, forgery and theft offences.

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