“Who, unless it’s robots, is going to build this?”: Builders question goal of 1.2 million new homes
Australia's construction sector will have the capacity to build one million new homes over five years, Housing Minister Julie Collins says, as builders question whether the industry has enough workers to carry out the ambitious plan.
‘Intolerable’: Sydney housing crisis costing $10 billion a year in lost productivity
Sydney's housing crisis is "crippling" the NSW economy and having a major impact on young people, according to a new report.
$3 billion in federal funding proposed to build 1.2 million homes, resolve housing crisis
Jurisdictions will be offered $15,000 for each new home they build, from $3 billion in federal funding for 200,000 new dwellings to tackle the housing crisis.
Housing and small business portfolios go hand-in-hand, Julie Collins says
Small businesses are "at the very centre" of the Albanese government's policy agenda, Small Business Minister Julie Collins says, declaring her responsibility for the housing and homelessness portfolios overlaps with the needs of today's small business sector.
Coronavirus update for business: Raiz launches crypto portfolio, $1.8 billion for community grants, and Aussie micro-businesses doing better than most
Compared to their global counterparts, Aussie microbusinesses are doing OK, Raiz eyes up Bitcoin, and a California startup takes on the housing crisis.
