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FactCheck: are two-thirds of all industrial disputes in Australia in the construction sector?

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imagePrime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.AAP Image/Dean Lewins

Since it’s been abolished by the Labor Party, days lost to industrial disputes have increased by 34%. Two-thirds of all industrial disputes in Australia, which are at their highest level since 2010, are in the construction sector. – Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, speaking about the...

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