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Hello readers. ScoMo says small contractors should get involved in nation-building projects, and Porsche’s dark Nazi past.

Road building.

Small contractors an infrastructure fix: PM

Scott Morrison wants to see more smaller local contractors involved in nation-building infrastructure projects.

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Angel Flight ‘higher risk’

Angel Flight has an accident rate 7 times that of other private flight operators, says ATSB.

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greek feta and scotch beef

A cheese by any other name …

Feta, Scotch beef and other products may be re-named under restrictions proposed by the EU.

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SKM Recycling is piled sky-high in Melbourne warehouses.

Bin assumptions: recycling is expensive

Recycling’s high cost and the absence of profitable markets for recycled waste are leading to a national disaster.

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LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 21: The oldest car to wear the Porsche badge goes on view at Sotheby's on May 21, 2019 in London, England. The only surviving 1939 Porsche Type 64 Berlin-Rome, No. 3, this rare piece of motoring history was the personal car of Ferdinand and Ferry Porsche, predating the first production Porsche, the 356. The car is on view at Sotheby's in London from 21st -24th May prior to being offered for sale by RM Sotheby's in Monterey, California, 15-17th August 2019, with an estimate in excess of $20 million. (Photo by Tristan Fewings/Getty Images for Sotheby's) BESTPIX

Historic car has a dubious past

Ferdinand Porsche was an enthus­i­astic National Socialist Party member and Hitler’s car guy. His 1939 Type 64 Berlin-Rome Rennwagen, the first automobile ever to be named Porsche, was designed for a Nazi-sponsored road race, is bound for an extraordinary public auction on Saturday in Monterey, California, ­