Opposition Flags Funding Block for States Failing to Build Homes

Two roofers position a piece of insulation on a roof in Albany, Western Australia, on Aug. 23, 2024. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The Albanese government has tried to incentivise states to clear red tape and put more investment towards building houses as Australians are priced out of a surging market.

Opposition infrastructure spokeswoman Bridget McKenzie flagged federal infrastructure funding as a lever to put pressure on states to stump up on housing with the crisis getting “worse not better under Labor.”