Bridging the Gap

The Australian construction industry workforce is suffering from a lack of diversity, but it’s a situation that can be remedied. It is dominated by men: only around 13% of workers  are female. Many of its roles are physically demanding, which means that it has a higher than average exposure to the widespread problems of an…

Businesses in the Australian construction industry currently face unprecedented challenges to the structure of their workforce. Nationally, the unemployment rate remains at a 50-year low of 3.5%, and construction industry employers are competing with other sectors which can offer benefits like remote or hybrid working, better work-life balance and a safe and comfortable indoor environment.…

The Australian construction industry is booming, but at the same time it’s struggling. It’s booming because of the huge public infrastructure project pipeline, while the residential housing construction market, although currently slowing, is likely to improve given the large backlog and the uptick in immigration. But it’s struggling because it’s facing a perfect storm of…