Developer lobby joins immigration scab grab

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We truly live in the real estate version of a narco state.

Hot on the heels of the Property Council of Australia (PCA) and Housing Industry Association of Australia (HIA) both demanding a ramp-up in immigration to boost housing demand, the chief lobby for property developers – the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) – has demanded the Victorian Andrews Government support mass migration and cut planning ‘red tape’:

Boosting immigration and slashing planning red tape are vital to Victoria becoming the “homeowner state”…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.