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Australia is short 83,000 tradesmen.
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Aaron Patrick

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AARON PATRICK: Australia has a tradie problem. There’s nothing wrong with the plumbers, electricians, carpenters, or painters who build and maintain our houses and apartments. There just aren’t enough of them. 

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Queensland

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Western Australia

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