The federal government’s independent infrastructure advisor has warned that there isn’t the financing or the workers to deliver the nation’s largest project.
Australia’s First Lockdown Construction Ban Begins in Sydney
Construction sites across Greater Sydney have closed as the new COVID-19 restrictions begin today, despite opposition from workers and lobby groups.
All works, from minor household renovations to major construction projects, such as the Western Sydney Airport and Sydney Football Stadium, have been told to stop as the state records another 98 cases.
“We can’t have people, especially who may not have symptoms, visiting multiple worksites, visiting sites with hundreds of workers, and spreading the disease,” New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian told reporters today. “It is a threat that was too great.”