Housing delays, mass layoffs predicted amid Middle East war | ABC NEWS

The housing industry is warning that mass layoffs and project delays loom as the cost of diesel spirals.
Nicholas Proud from the Civil Contractors Federation says thousands of businesses would go bankrupt and major projects would be delayed without urgent government intervention.
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