The Albanese government has a new mantra to describe the housing crisis, which is showing no signs of abating: homes have simply become “too hard to build” in Australia.
The prime minister and senior ministers are taking aim at what they are calling a “thicket” of red tape and regulation, which is making it “uneconomic” to build affordable housing.
Undoubtedly, the great Australian dream is further out of reach, with average house prices now above A$1 million for the first time.
But will a war on excessive regulation be enough to address the affordability barriers keeping many people out of the market? Or does the answer lie in systemic change, including tax reform?
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Red Tape. not Green or Brown or Chartreuse..... Red tape. so where did this come from? didn't Abbott remove all that red tape tying developers in knots? if not, why not?
this non-partisan analysis zeroes in on local Councils and NIMBYs for making housing approvals such a long and difficult process, and for people objecting to the necessary apartments, eg, the NSW govt had a terrific plan to build on a racecourse that the horse racing org said they didn't need..... but of course nimby members of the racing club vetoed the plan.
so should nimbys be allowed to veto much needed housing?
shouldn't council get on board to reduce the cost of housing by allowing, streamlining even, the approvals process?
what other factors are involved that delay housing approvals and constructions?
