Industry calls for increased migration to ease pressure on builders

A general view of properties under construction on the Gold Coast Source: AAP Image/Russell Freeman

A spate of insolvencies in the building industry is highlighting the pressures facing the sector. A housing boom, a shortage of labour, and inflated prices for building materials have pushed some companies to the brink, but experts say there is little that can be done except weather the storm. In English : Claire Slattery ; In Tamil : Selvi

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