Planning laws protect people. A poorly regulated rush to boost housing supply will cost us all
- Written by Patrick Harris, Senior Research Fellow, Acting Director, CHETRE, UNSW Sydney
The housing crisis is firmly on the Australian policy agenda. Governments see a rapid increase in supply as the main solution.
The importance of supply is not disputed. But more housing alone isn’t enough: new housing must be provided in ways that do not widen the gap between the “haves and the have-nots”.
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