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Kat Wong

DARK SECRETS: Cafe owners tradies could gain from cutting red tape | Vintage Vibes

Canberra builder Xavier Duffy says endless regulations are holding back construction in Australia. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Border-crossing tradies and other small business owners are being hammered by regulatory burdens, but a sweeping plan to slash red tape could save them more than $1 billion a year.

Canberra-based deck builder Xavier Duffy is forced to navigate a confusing labyrinth of approvals every time he takes on a new project.

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