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WA is desperate for tradies, and it’s offering home loans, cash and free training to get them

As Western Australia’s housing crisis deepens, the state is rolling out eye-catching incentives to lure apprentices, graduates and skilled workers to build the homes it urgently needs.

House build in suburban Perth
Western Australia is competing hard against other states to lure trades workers to the state in a bid to build more homes. (Image source: Craig Francis)

Amid a housing crisis in Western Australia, access to skilled workers has been one of the handbrakes on delivering new homes into the WA market for several years.

WA has experienced a shortage of skilled trades such as brickies, carpenters, electricians, tilers and plasterers just to name a few.

With a booming mining industry and significant major infrastructure projects occurring, on top of the huge demand for new housing, securing appropriate…

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