Harry Triguboff’s Meriton will be among the biggest hit by the partial construction reopening, with 80 per cent of the company’s workforce now stuck in locked-down south-west and western Sydney.

The NSW government announced that the commercial construction sector will exit its two-week pause this Saturday provided it obeys safety protocols, including one-person per 4 square metres, and residential construction can continue as long as there is no contact with households.