Housing Australia: Why we need better construction Tone Wheeler

Housing Australia: Why we need better construction Tone Wheeler

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This series presents a 10-point plan as the centrepiece of a broad and deep rethink about housing, both as a noun (houses) and as a verb (to house). Today, point five: we need better ways to construct housing if we are to ensure that every household, indeed every person, has a home, either through ownership (point 1), rental (point 2) or social housing (point 3).

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Originally published on April 08, 2026. Curated by Construction News.

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