Jun 3, 2026 – 5.27pmAustralian home and building owners will cut their $14.2 billion annual spend on fixing poor construction after a budget allocation of more than $40 million to make access to the country’s construction standards free for the first time in a century, builders say.The one-line budget item revealed in last month’s federal budget that does away with the pay-for-access system in place since 1922 has not received headline treatment, but will ring in changes throughout the residential sector that will make up almost 70 per cent of all buildings this year.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Builders think this one budget measure is actually worthwhile
While no one is certain about what the budget will do to the housing market, builders are welcoming a historic change that will cut their costs.
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