Key Points
- Property developer Tim Gurner has said unemployment needs to rise in Australia.
- He was speaking at a business event.
- After his comments attracted criticism around the world, Gurner says he “deeply” regrets the “insensitive” remarks.
Property developer Tim Gurner has apologised after comments he made about construction workers being “paid a lot to do not much” and the country’s economy needing “pain” attracted criticism from internet users and politicians both in Australia and abroad.
Gurner, who is the CEO of luxury building company Gurner Group, was speaking at the Australian…
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