Call for Sydney Minister to Break City Housing Deadlock

Call for Sydney Minister to Break City Housing Deadlock
A general view of homes in McMahons Point in Sydney, Australia, on May 5, 2022. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images
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A minister for Sydney could help solve the city’s housing deadlock, meet imposed targets and settle a political fight over higher-density living, an influential lobby group says.

Premier Chris Minns says Australia’s most populous city should accommodate more high-rise residential development in its business centre and he is prepared to take on long-time mayor Clover Moore to make it happen.