Dutton Sets up Housing Showdown With $5 Billion Big Build Pledge

Dutton Sets up Housing Showdown With $5 Billion Big Build Pledge
Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton during post Budget media interviews at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on May 15, 2024. Tracey Nearmy/Getty Images
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A Coalition government will make home ownership viable for more Australians, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says, promising $5 billion to fast-track building projects.

Dutton on Oct. 19 unveiled the Coalition’s Housing Infrastructure Program, designed to expedite construction of up to half a million homes through a mixture of grants and concessional loans.