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The Western Australian government have poured in an extra $12 million for a further 15 apartment complexes to be built across Perth.

Builders are juggling surging demand for homes, shortages of workers and materials and their ability to deliver for buyers.

Building approvals in Western Australia rose by 3.6 per cent to 982 in December, while total housing approvals across Australia dipped 0.2 per cent.

Pressure is mounting in WA's residential construction sector, with insolvencies piling up amid sustained falls in building activity.