Queensland’s Construction Pipeline: $173.8 Billion of Opportunity
For our clients in construction, trades and related industries, we came across a great resource worth bookmarking.
The Queensland Construction Portal, developed by the Brisbane Economic Development Agency, provides an interactive look at Queensland’s pipeline of major construction projects valued at more than $50 million.
And the numbers highlight the scale of opportunity ahead.
Across FY2025-26 to FY2029-30, the portal identifies 617 major projects with a combined construction pipeline of approximately $173.8 billion. It also forecasts the labour and materials required to deliver them, including almost 60,000 workers in FY2026-27 alone.
The interactive portal allows you to explore the outlook across Queensland, Greater Brisbane and Regional Queensland, including:
- the major projects pipeline and expected construction spend;
- future demand for different trades and occupations; and
- expected requirements for concrete, steel, glass and other key materials.
For business owners, this isn’t just interesting data. It can help provide some perspective when thinking about future demand, workforce planning, capacity, investment and where the opportunities may emerge over the next few years.
There is plenty happening across Queensland, and for well-run businesses positioned to take advantage of it, there is plenty to be optimistic about.
👉 Explore the Queensland Construction Portal here.
ATO to stop accepting credit cards after 30 November 2026
Following the Reserve Bank of Australia’s Review of Merchant Card Payment Costs and Surcharging, the ATO will stop accepting credit cards as a payment method after 30 November 2026.
To assist taxpayers, the ATO is writing directly to those who currently have a payment plan linked to a credit card to explain the changes and the steps they need to take. Taxpayers with a direct debit arrangement linked to a credit card will need to update their payment method before their next instalment due after 30 November 2026 to ensure compliance with their payment plan. Taxpayers can update the payment method linked to their payment plan by following the guidance at www.ato.gov.au/managepaymentplan.
Click here to read more or contact your 4Front Adviser if you have any questions or concerns.
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