Just another example of what a joke Australia is these days.
I've just returned from a month over there and, I'm sad to say, I just don't miss Australia at all.
Aside from the exorbitant pricing on everything, things like construction delays and blow outs are just expected and accepted.
Over here we had a major construction project going on beside the motorway which runs through Nakhon Pathom to Ratchaburi.
My wife and I were out for lunch with her niece and the niece told us it was going to be a new "Central Plaza", which is a giant shopping mall chain over here. The nearest one to use is in Salaya, which is ~45 minutes away.
At the time I remarked "it'll be 3-5 years before that's ready".
My wife's niece laughed and said "no way".
Sure enough, 18 months later a
massive, multi-level shopping mall, with a fit out to rival what we have in Oz is up and trading.
Way too much bureaucracy and red tape in Australia.