Bricklayers, joiners, carpenters, roof tilers, plumbers, electricians and painters are all in shortage, according to the government’s independent skills adviser.

#australia #skills

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NextDC faces broader community backlash over Melbourne growth plans

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NextDC faces broader community backlash over Melbourne growth plans

The company’s woes are widening beyond its troubled West Footscray project, with protests on other data centres planned ahead of the Victorian election.

#melbourne #footscray #protest

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‘Here to be part of history’: After 40 years, Sydney gets new airport

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‘Here to be part of history’: After 40 years, Sydney gets new airport

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese declared the facility the best in the country as the inaugural flight took off.

#albanese #sydney

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Why Chris Lucas is already the winner of this year’s Melbourne Cup

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Why Chris Lucas is already the winner of this year’s Melbourne Cup

The Melbourne restaurateur and 100 of his staff will be feeding glamorous punters across Flemington Racecourse at this year’s carnival.

#melbourne #lucas #flemington

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France’s unrest shows Labor the cost of the handout state

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France’s unrest shows Labor the cost of the handout state

Weaning voters off the public purse requires honesty about the trade-offs of fiscal repair and demands political courage rarely seen in Canberra.

#france #labor

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AFR Readers' View

Readers’ letters on society’s ills, politicians’ safety, mental healthcare, Labor’s organ grinder, the GST, Chalmers’ bloomers and Turnbull’s white elephant.

#readers #labor #turnbull

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Rio Tinto pledges $2.7b to revive ageing Queensland bauxite mines

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Rio Tinto pledges $2.7b to revive ageing Queensland bauxite mines

The miner’s Kangwinan project expansion will extend output beyond 2050, adding 20 million tonnes of annual production to underpin its Weipa operations.

#rio-tinto #queensland #kangwinan

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Why the pandemic’s long tail is rending Victoria’s electorate

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Why the pandemic’s long tail is rending Victoria’s electorate

As Victoria heads to the polls, the after-effects of the state’s record 260 days in lockdown are the election’s great sleeper issue.

#victoria #pandemic #charities

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UniMelb’s new vice chancellor on AI, free speech and $1m salaries

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UniMelb’s new vice chancellor on AI, free speech and $1m salaries

Carolyn Evans literally wrote the book on freedom of religion and speech on campus. Now she’ll have to put it to the test.

#melb #carolyn #evans

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Top winemakers are moving uphill in Victoria’s Yarra Valley

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Top winemakers are moving uphill in Victoria’s Yarra Valley

New investment and new vineyards are taking the region to new heights.

#victoria #yarra-valley #portet

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The AFR View

The troubled renewable energy scheme’s rising costs and delays show that Australia needs political discipline, planning and competence to build mega-projects.

#renewable-energy #australia

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How Australia’s biggest green project became a $25b nightmare

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How Australia’s biggest green project became a $25b nightmare

The huge Snowy 2.0 hydro project is massively delayed and over budget – but its supporters say it will all be worth it in the long run.

#snowy #australia

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