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AUSTRALIA own this thing for 20 years ’. In Australia , a lot of developers do the front-end development work – permitting , permissions and stuff – then they try to sell it to somebody who takes the next step .
“ That step is more detailed , incorporating design and build , machinery etc . And you have to figure out getting final planning permission , all of the construction arrangements and then packaging , financing of debt and raising equity . Then it ’ s construction , management and operations .
“ We like to stay in the whole thing all the way through . If you have the mentality that you ’ re going to be in the business long-term , then you care a lot more about all the decisions along the way .”
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