{
  "id": 1401092,
  "title": "Construction boss: migrant tradies are not the solution",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/construction-boss-migrant-tradies-are-not-the-solution",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-17T02:00:34.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "MacroBusiness",
    "slug": "macrobusiness",
    "url": "https://www.macrobusiness.com.au/2026/08/construction-boss-migrant-tradies-are-not-the-solution/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Australia’s immigration policy is worsening labour shortages in the construction sector. As reported by the Grattan Institute, “migrants are less likely to work in construction than in most other industries. About 32% of Australian workers were foreign-born, but only about 24% of workers in building and construction were born overseas”. “Migrants who arrived in Australia The post Construction…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}