Industry Peak Body Calls for ‘HomeBuilder’ Extension

A builder works on a house in an established suburb in Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 2, 2006. Ian Waldie/Getty Images

A peak building body in Australia has called for an increase to federal support as the latest data indicates a 27 percent fall in homebuilding activity for 2020/21.

The Master Builders Association (MBA) of Australia has said in a media release on Aug. 17 that it would like to see the Morrison government extend the HomeBuilder grants scheme for another year to see the industry through the worst of the COVID-19 economic slowdown.