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Peter Jones

April

Numerous inquiries, reviews and academic studies have attempted to explain Australia’s decline in housing affordability.

Why working hard no longer buys you a home in Australia

We need to end the federalism disconnect and enable states to strip away their own government-imposed costs on new housing.

March 2024

Australia is a big place but the average size of a new housing block has shrunk, halving in 40 years.

Tax mix switch fix for Australia’s greenfield housing failure

Labor’s new house targets and performance payments aren’t enough. Broad reform is needed to reduce the state government-imposed infrastructure costs on new homes.

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