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Report Alleges Big-Dog Bent ‘Killing’ Small Businesses

Report Alleges Big-Dog Bent ‘Killing’ Small Businesses
Labourers work on a house under construction in western Sydney, Australia, on Aug. 2, 2022. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images
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4/5/2024|Updated: 4/5/2024

A $367 billion (US$241 billion) infrastructure pipeline is at risk due to government practices that are “killing” small to medium businesses, civil contractors representing 40,000 workers say.

A report released on April 5 found New South Wales (NSW) small-medium contractors are increasingly fighting over a smaller pool of government construction contracts, in favour of big multinationals.

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