Prefab News Australia is a daily trade publication covering prefabricated, modular and offsite construction, mass timber and housing policy. Australian construction trade media is monthly and mostly tied to industry associations. We're daily and independent of every peak body. Coverage spans housing programs, factory capacity, code reform and international tech read through an Australian lens. Every figure checked against primary sources.
Hi Product Hunt 👋
I'm Steven, based in Canberra. I started Prefab News Australia about four months ago after noticing something odd: prefab and modular construction is one of the few real answers to the housing crisis here, governments are now funding it seriously, and yet the Australian trade press covering it publishes monthly and is largely tied to industry associations.
So there was no independent daily source for a sector moving faster than its own media.
That's what this is. Daily coverage of modular manufacturers, offsite factories, mass timber, housing policy and construction tech — plus international stories with an explicit "what this means for Australia" read, because most of the interesting delivery models are being proven overseas first.
Two things I've been strict about from day one:
- Independence. We cover every peak body and belong to none of them.
- Verification. Every figure is checked against the primary source — the government release, the company statement, the filing — not a wire aggregator. Market-research numbers get flagged as indicative rather than presented as fact.
Would genuinely like to hear from anyone working in offsite construction, or running a niche trade publication — especially on what you'd want covered that nobody's covering.