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Urban Taskforce Australia CEO, Tom Forrest, today congratulated Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and the Labor team for their comprehensive election win over the weekend.
Having a strong majority government is a blessing for Australian democracy. The Coalition’s abject performance on both policy development and campaigning has delivered Labor a solid mandate. The public repudiation of the Greens was also a salient lesson to those that seek to hold up legislation that supports housing supply.
As the post-election cliché goes, the election is now over and it’s back to work for the Albanese government.
Housing affordability and housing supply featured large during the campaign. The key now is for the Government to strike while the iron’s hot. If legislation is needed to support the delivery of Labor’s $10 billion, 100,000 new homes commitment – then pass it through the parliament now and get on with it.
The Housing Accord targets remain and the nation continues to be a long way behind.