🧾 64% of tradies say quoting is their top admin pain 🚽 Tradies rank site portaloos as the #1 worst part of the job 📏 The most lost item on-site? Tape measures 🛠️ Tradies spend on average 12+ hrs/month researching tools 🛒 1 in 4 tradies now prefers to buy tools online instead of in-store 🇦🇺 Australia has over 1.1 million tradies - nearly 1 in 10 working Aussies 💰 The average Aussie tradie spends over $14,000 per year on tools, workwear and gear 📱 1 in 3 tradies has used a level app on their phone, and still didn’t trust it 🛍️ Friday is the most popular day for tradies to buy gear and tools 🚿 Plumbers and sparkies are the top trades for starting their own business 🚶♂️ The average tradie walks more in a day than an office worker does in a week 🥶 Tradies are the second-highest consumers of iced coffee in Australia, right after long-haul truck drivers ☕️ Tradies are 2nd biggest early coffee buyers in Aus after nurses 📅 Fridays are the most common day for job quotes to be submitted ⚡ Electricians spend more annually on tools than any other trade 🧰 The average ute holds $38K worth of tools 🔧 82% of tradies buy tools based on mate recommendations 🚗 The top excuse tradies give for being late? “Traffic” - even on Sunday jobs ⏰ 6:30am is the most common start time for Aussie tradies 🔒 44% of tradies say tool theft has affected them in the past 5 years 📦 Over 60% of tradies are self-employed or run their own business 👷 Thousands of tradies use Tradiespace 🐶 11% of tradies bring their dog to work weekly 🍽 Nearly half of tradies say they’ve eaten smoko with tools as a spoon 🎥 Over 60% of tradies say they’ve used YouTube to learn a new skill or technique
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A bold proposal would lift the tax-free threshold to $45,000 for apprentices, meaning many construction apprentices would pay little to no tax on their wages as Australia scrambles for ideas to fill a 300,000-worker shortage.
Higher fines, tougher road rules and new licensing requirements have kicked in across Australia, with changes affecting everyone from drivers and motorbike riders to e-bike and e-scooter users. A lucky few states got away without any changes.
More than two million West Australians can now claim a $100 fuel voucher, with 100,000 people already pocketing the budget sweetener.
The Japanese owner of Metricon says profit slipped after buying a majority stake in Australia's biggest home builder, despite revenue almost doubling as rising wage costs weighed on the result.
More than 150 drones are now watching 70 NSW beaches from dawn to dusk in a major shark monitoring rollout aimed at keeping swimmers safe as shark attacks increase.
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