29/11/2025
“We are 90,000 trade-qualified people short to do the work we know we need to resolve the housing crisis. That doesn’t even count the numbers we need for the energy transition”, said Master Builders Australia chief executive Denita Wawn.
Australia’s population grew by an extraordinary 8.5 million (45%) over the first 25 years of this century, far exceeding the population growth of other advanced nations. Over the four years from Q1 2021 to Q1 2025, Australia’s population grew by an estraordinary 1.88 million (7.9%)—equivalent ...