Shadow Housing Minister Says Housing Crisis Threatening Support for Capitalism

The Liberal senator wants upzoning, backyard builds, and strata incentives to boost construction productivity.
Shadow Housing Minister Says Housing Crisis Threatening Support for Capitalism
Senator Andrew Bragg speaks to journalists in the Press Gallery at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Aug. 21, 2024. AAP Image/Mick Tsikas
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Shadow Housing Minister Andrew Bragg has declared “NIMBYism is a cancer” in the centre-right and says the Liberal Party must become the party of mass housing construction as younger Australians lose faith in capitalism and turn towards socialism.

Bragg used a speech at the Centre for Independent Studies to argue that failing to fix housing affordability risks hollowing out support for market democracy.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].