▁that ▁they ▁have ▁operated ▁in ▁ 3 1 ▁countries ▁across ▁the ▁Asia - P ac ific , ▁Iran , ▁U AE , ▁Se ych elles ▁and ▁The ▁Amer icas . ▁Their ▁first ▁contract ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁to ▁construct ▁brid ges ▁in ▁the ▁high lands ▁of ▁Pap ua ▁New ▁Guinea . ▁ ▁Str ateg ic ▁Ind igen ous ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁In frastr ucture ▁Program ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁they ▁were ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁Earth ▁Connect ▁Alliance ▁( 6 0 % ▁interest ) ▁with ▁a ▁$ 5 5 ▁million ▁contract ▁construct ing ▁homes ▁for ▁ind igen ous ▁people . ▁The ▁homes ▁were ▁being ▁constructed ▁in ▁remote ▁parts ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁Northern ▁Territ ory ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Government ' s ▁Str ateg ic ▁Ind igen ous ▁H ous ing ▁and ▁In frastr ucture ▁Program . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Can struct ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁contract ▁over ▁concerns ▁they ▁would ▁not ▁build ▁the ▁houses ▁on ▁time , ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁prepared ▁to ▁demol ish ▁some ▁partly - built ▁homes . ▁In ▁response , ▁Robin ▁Mur phy ▁said ▁" dem ol ishing ▁these ▁houses ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁sc and alous ▁waste ▁of ▁tax pay ers ' ▁money ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁way ▁of ▁covering ▁up ▁mistakes ▁made ▁by ▁SI H IP ." . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁the ▁parties ▁agreed ▁to ▁fully ▁and ▁finally ▁resolve ▁all ▁issues ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁the ▁project ▁including ▁a ▁payment ▁to ▁the ▁participants . ▁▁ ▁O ro