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Australia’s construction industry needs more hands on deck – so why is it ignoring skilled migrant women?

  • Written by: Martin Loosemore, Professor of Construction Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Australia’s construction industry is facing a perfect storm: enormous targets for building – 1.2 million new homes and A$230 billion worth of infrastructure over the next five years – at the same time as net migration is forecast to halve.

Without as many migrants, Australia might not have the workforce it needs to...

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