Michael Hopkins from Master Builders Queensland joined Ben Davis on 4BC Breakfast, warning that surging material costs and aggressive interstate wage wars are crippling local builders tied to fixed-price contracts.

Despite a massive pipeline of Olympic and housing infrastructure, the industry desperately needs 19,000 new workers annually and client flexibility to survive.

Michael Hopkins from Master Builders Queensland joined Ben Davis on 4BC Breakfast, warning that surging material costs and aggressive interstate wage wars are crippling local builders tied to fixed-price contracts.
Despite a massive pipeline of Olympic and housing infrastructure, the industry desperately needs 19,000 new workers annually and client flexibility to survive.

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Queensland construction crisis: $300k interstate bidding wars and soaring costs threaten Olympic boom

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