What the Australian election means for NZ businesses, jobs and projects

What the Australian election means for NZ businesses, jobs and projects
Labor leader Anthony Albanese is ahead in the latest polls. (Image: Getty)
Dileepa Fonseka
The Australian election is unlikely to have a significant impact on New Zealand companies or our economy, regardless of the result. However, the slowing of Australia’s infrastructure build could have implications, and there may be lessons for our politicians in the election as well.Two democracies in the Asia-Pacific region are set to hold elections on Saturday: Australia and Singapore. In Singapore, the contest will largely be about how large the People’s Action Party’s majority will be after six decades in power. In Aus...

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