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States ready to pull the trigger on 'shovel-ready' projects

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State governments will unveil a list of "shovel-ready" infrastructure projects – from roads to schools and kindergartens – as soon as next week, to help the economic recovery after the coronavirus.

While Infrastructure Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Michael McCormack said the Commonwealth's $100 billion infrastructure fund was still open for business, state governments are expected to announce their own funding schemes.

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