Original article by Judith Sloan
The Australian – Page: 11 : 18-Sep-24

The federal government’s target of 1.2 million new homes in five years will not be met. Although Canberra has some levers it can pull to boost housing stock, most of the control rests with state and local governments. In addition, the construction of new homes is almost completely reliant on the private sector. Meanwhile, the federal government has been contributing to the housing crisis by ramping up the migrant intake. All levels of government are also obsessed with the ideology of greater housing density, despite the fact that many people do not want to live in high-rise apartment buildings.

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