"It's nothing structural in terms of trade with the US," Ms Bui told AAP. "In terms of the overall trade balance, the surplus has narrowed from a peak of about $15 billion per month in 2022 to about ...

Ms Bui said there remained a big gap between building approvals completions versus the target of 240,000 per annum. The Australian government previously set a 1.2m new house construction target by ...