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4 September 2026
Why some tradies are earning up to $450,000 a year in Australia's blue-collar gold rush amid race to build AI data centres
Tradesmen working on major infrastructure projects are reportedly taking home up to $450,000 a year. The pay has been driven by a trillion-dollar construction boom linked to artificial intelligence, ...
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