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Australia’s biggest contractors are refusing to bid for new contracts until it can cover labour shortages. “The government keeps the doors shut. They won’t have a migration policy that will allow people to come in,” he said. “It would seem that at the moment when Australia has got the best opportunity to capitalise on (liquified natural) gas and minerals wealth that we have, that we’re going to be constrained by labour.” David Stewart said. He also has blamed Julia Gillard’s government for not allowing enough skilled workers into Australia’s to allow vital projects to be complete.