Construction industry leaders say reducing immigration as proposed by Opposition Leader Peter Dutton would choke off a potential source of the single biggest resource needed to fix the housing shortage: skilled workers.
Campbell Kwan covers commercial and residential real estate for The Australian Financial Review, based in the Sydney newsroom. He was previously the breaking news reporter. Email Campbell at campbell.kwan@afr.com
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