00:02A cold and empty space is all that remains of Jamie Bruce's bedroom.
00:07The lower level of their family home was inundated by water during the 2022-23 River Murray flood.
00:15You can't explain to someone how you feel when your whole life's kind of been tipped upside down.
00:22The family took a payout from their insurer due to trade delays.
00:26Almost four years on, they're still waiting for people to do the job.
00:31I can't understand when people make arrangements to come and do work or make quotes or whatever
00:39and then just don't turn up, don't phone you, don't text you.
00:44And they're not alone.
00:46We also have friends that lost their entire place and they're still in the caravan park
00:52whilst their houses are being built.
00:54It's a national problem.
00:56Master Builders Australia says the country is 141,000 skilled workers short.
01:02It's not just people struggling to get tradies to come out and assess their homes,
01:07but the cost of materials too.
01:09The Insurance Council of Australia says the cost to build a new home in SA
01:14has risen by almost 40% since 2021.
01:17The Federal Government says it's consulting with states and territories on new disaster recovery funding framework,
01:24while the State Government says it's building three new technical colleges to address workforce shortages.
01:31We just want to get the work done so we can get back to some semblance of how things were.
01:38Ready to welcome someone in to do the job.
01:41Now let's do the job of a person!
01:44Listen to anyone everyone who is an expert in the field,
01:45the quality super gold PI and flakes of what your you think hasQuest of really estábils.
01:47Just take it right away over to happen.
