The government's red tape is choking Australia’s housing supply
Labor’s housing plan is sinking under red tape, regulation and broken promises, leaving Australians worse off, argues Liberal senator Andrew Bragg.
“This Construction Code gives Australians the confidence that their homes aren't being built in a shoddy way… we certainly believe that we should have modest, regular changes to the code that keep pace with construction methods," said Ed Husic in November last year.
“The National Construction Code is a really important document… But what needs to cease is this persistent change to the code so that our building industry gets on top of one set of changes, absorbs costs and new ways of doing things, only to find the code changed again," added Claire O'Neil in a Financial Review op-ed this month.
This is the story of the Albanese government: mixed messaging and politics over productivity, all at the expense of the one thing they consistently promise to do — build more housing.
As the Federal Government’s Economic Reform Roundtable (tellingly, no longer called the Productivity Roundtable) meets, housing will no doubt be a focus. But before the government announces yet more changes to its already convoluted housing plan, here are the facts of what has been delivered so far.
