Australia’s Construction Outlook for 2026

Australia’s construction industry enters 2026 in recalibration rather than crisis. After years of volatility driven by rising costs, labour shortages and elevated insolvencies, the sector is operating with greater discipline as capacity and feasibility take precedence over scale and speed. Financial strain remains widespread, while demand for housing, infrastructure and social assets continues to exceed […]

Housing Now! Conference Turns Up the Heat on Planning Reform

NSW Premier Chris Minns declared the state had been “outworked, outsmarted and outbuilt” for three decades, with the state now losing not only retirees but “younger families in the prime of their working lives” to more affordable markets. Speaking at the third annual Housing Now! conference in Parramatta—where Hubexo was a major partner—Minns urged bipartisan […]