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25 May 2026

Federal Budget Impact on Victorian Rental Development Market

The federal budget's housing measures have sparked extensive debate about property investment returns and house prices, but less attention has been paid to how ...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
25 May 2026

Negative Gearing Changes: What Victorian Developers Need to Know

The federal government's decision to restrict negative gearing to new builds represents the most significant shift in property investment taxation in decades, w...

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Housing PolicyEditorial
25 May 2026

Industry Body Pushes Policy Reform for Housing Affordability Crisis

Victoria's property development sector faces mounting pressure as housing costs continue to outpace wage growth, prompting industry bodies to advocate for syste...

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Housing PolicyEditorial
25 May 2026

Federal Tax Reforms Target New Construction Over Existing Stock

The federal government's latest budget has introduced targeted tax changes designed to redirect investor capital from established housing stock towards new cons...

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Federal PolicyEditorial
24 May 2026

8 Property Market Trends Every Investor Should Watch Right Now

Every few years something happens in the property market that spooks investors into thinking the game has changed permanently. A new lending restriction. A stam...

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Market AnalysisRepost
24 May 2026

Controlling cost blowouts

Billions of dollars in cost overruns are being locked in before infrastructure projects even reach construction, says a report. The warning comes as the federal...

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ConstructionRepost
22 May 2026

Submission to Review of Mutual Recognition Schemes

Submission to Review of Mutual Recognition Schemes...

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ConstructionRepost
22 May 2026

Statement on the appointment of New CFMEU Administrator

Master Builders Australia acknowledges today’s announcement by the Fair Work Commission that it has appointed Michael Crosby as the new......

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ConstructionRepost
21 May 2026

New towns are back – but this time they must be more walkable

Richard Whitcombe / shutterstock The UK’s next generation of new towns form a central part of the government’s growth strategy, while also promising to address ...

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Planning PolicyRepost
21 May 2026

On poking the hornet’s nest of Passive House

The Fifth Estate - Our next Big Debate will poke the hornet’s nest. Is Passive House the ideal solution for future fit buildings? Or will it create unliveable ...

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ConstructionRepost
21 May 2026

On poking the hornet’s nest of Passive House

The Fifth Estate - Our next Big Debate will poke the hornet’s nest. Is Passive House the ideal solution for future fit buildings? Or will it create unliveable ...

1 min read
ConstructionRepost
21 May 2026

This little-known scheme can help first home buyers save thousands more for a deposit, with less tax

Vitaly Gariev/Unsplash Saving for a first home is already hard enough. So when a federal budget change appears to make some popular savings strategies less attr...

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Federal PolicyRepost
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