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“Australia’s sluggish productivity growth and persistent housing shortages demand immediate attention. What we need is action, not another round of reports,” HIA Managing Director, Jocelyn Martin said today.
“Cutting red tape must be the government’s top priority. HIA is advocating for a Better Regulation Minister reporting directly to the Prime Minister, with a mandate to drive an economy wide reduction in regulatory burdens by at least 25 per cent and to hold all agencies accountable through regular reporting.
“Back in 2006, the Howard Government commissioned the landmark Rethinking Regulation report, which set out 178 recommendations to cut red tape and boost economic growth.
“Nearly two decades later, most of those recommendations remain unimplemented and identified once again in this round of Productivity Commission reports. We cannot afford to keep repeating history.
“Red tape is overwhelming business and slowing the delivery of homes. Freeing builders and small businesses from unnecessary and over the top regulation will let them innovate, compete and get more Australians into housing sooner.
“Building a skilled and adaptable workforce is just as critical. HIA supports reforms to remove unnecessary entry rules and streamline training pathways so more Australians can enter the trades and help meet the country’s growing demand for skilled workers.
“The need to accelerate environmental approvals and energy infrastructure projects is just as important, which includes reform of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act to cut duplication and delays.
“Some housing projects wait years for approvals. Streamlined, nationally consistent processes are vital if we are to meet housing demand and we strongly support the establishment of a dedicated ‘strike team’ to clear the 26,000+ backlog of housing projects awaiting approvals.
“HIA is calling on the government to set out a clear timetable for implementing the Productivity Commission’s recommendations and related reform reports to ensure accountability and swift delivery. The priorities are well known, it’s time to move from planning to doing,” concluded Ms Martin.
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HIA calls for immediate inquiry into alleged fake safety qualifications
Today’s reporting by The Age newspaper about an alleged fake qualifications racket in the Victorian construction industry must be subject to an independent investigation immediately, HIA Executive Director Victoria Keith Ryan said today.
Locked out: Tasmania building half the homes it needs as land supply fails
Tasmania has finished last on HIA's national Housing Scorecard, and a new Housing Industry Association report puts the blame squarely on a land supply system that is failing Tasmanians.
Locked Out: Fixing Tasmania's Land Supply Crisis
Tasmania is building only half the homes it needs, delivering 2,456 new homes in 2024/25 against a National Housing Accord target of 5,022, the lowest performance of any state. The challenge is not a lack of demand, buyers or building capacity. Instead, Tasmania faces a critical shortage of serviced residential land.
New rules add thousands to the cost of a new home as Tasmania falls years behind on housing
From today, every new home built in Tasmania must meet the full Livable Housing Design requirements. The Housing Industry Association says this adds thousands of dollars to the cost of building a home, at a time when Tasmanians can least afford it.