The fabrics this company makes locally end up on the catwalks of Paris, Milan and New York but the business is struggling because it can't find skilled workers.
"Yes, well you said it, I didn't," he laughs.
Manufacturers can't keep up: They're knocking back major Australian brands, telling them they just can't make the clothes here. There are some promising signs from the new federal government. It's pledged to overhaul how funding for apprenticeships is decided.
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