Victorian Premier Ben Carroll opened the Brimbank Tech School at Victoria University's Sunshine campus yesterday.

The National Environment Protection Agency (EPA), which was established on July 1, 2026, will administer the Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Program (OPSGG).

New data released by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) today shows trade apprentices are completing at higher rates.

Australia’s transition to net-zero buildings received a major boost last week with the launch of a new national centre at Western Sydney University.

Australia’s first Certificate III in Prefabrication Installation launched at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence last week.

There was a mixed response to the federal government’s AI-driven data centre plan yesterday with Greenpeace Australia Pacific calling for an urgent pause on data centre approvals until legislation is in place setting out the new standards.

Ferguson has inked an agreement to acquire FWI Holdings for $US1.6 billion from Wynnchurch Capital L.P.

The Productivity Commission is due to release an interim report in September into the impact of imported fabricated steel flooding the Australian market.

Melbourne Polytechnic’s Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence (the Centre) has introduced a new, free micro-credential, to promote the widespread adoption of Modern Methods of Contruction (MMC).

Australia's Bureau of Meteorology has officially declared an El Niño which could lead to hotter temperatures in coming months.

Market volatility is the biggest barrier to lifting housing construction in Australia, with boom-and-bust cycles disrupting labour, costs, timelines and quality across the sector.

Australia needs a much stronger vocational training pipeline to support the government’s Local Jobs First Commission legislation, Earlypay CEO, James Beeson, has warned.

The Federal Government has committed $39.3 million to an open-source prefabricated housing system trial to accelerate residential construction and lower costs.

Escalating state and territory variations to the National Construction Code (NCC) are eroding national consistency, increasing costs, and placing pressure on contractors, manufacturers, and suppliers.

The Victorian government has opened its first publicly-owned apprenticeship academy to build the workforce of the future.

The HVACR industry had a mixed response to this week’s 2026 Federal Budget.