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Opinion: Get the workers we need from our own backyard, Dean Deighton, Townsville Bulletin

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By Dean Deighton, Head – Northern Australia, Australian Industry Group

Published in the Townsville Bulletin, 29 May 2025, as Get the workers we need from our own backyard

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