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MASTER BUILDERS has cautiously welcomed today’s Queensland Budget announcement, but warned it’s a mixed bag for the building industry.

DISCOURAGING turnover of housing, preventing the ageing population from downsizing and distorting the choice between renting and buying - these are just a few of the impacts of the State Government’s double dipping on stamp duty.

THE reintroduction of a waste levy for Queensland will have a direct impact on householders.

MASTER BUILDERS welcomes the recently announced $45 billion in infrastructure spending over the coming four years, but warns that a significant proportion of the new funding must be earmarked for public sector buildings if the State Government is serious about job creation for the construction industry.

Master Builders supports the Non-conforming Building Products Audit Taskforce’s report and its recommendations released today.

THERE is no denying the boost in the Queensland First Home Owners’ Grant (FHOG) to $20,000 has made it easier for first home buyers to enter the market – but it could all be about to come to an end.

HOSPITALS, schools and thousands of jobs – that’s what Queensland is missing out on.

The growing cost of labour and materials has long been a constraint on Queensland building businesses.

TARDY electricity connections are causing project delays and budget blowouts for two out of three builders.

HIGHRISE unit construction has undoubtedly met its heyday in Queensland but rising confidently from the shadows is another sector, fit and ready to fill the void.