Bragg says lower-income earners should accept substandard housing as colleagues rebuke his migration target
Summary
Andrew Bragg, a shadow housing minister in Australia, said that lower-income people should accept lower-quality homes to increase the number of houses built. He also proposed cutting many building rules to reduce costs and suggested lowering the number of people allowed to move into Australia to help match house supply with demand.Key Facts
- Andrew Bragg agreed that people with low income might need to accept poorer quality housing to solve the housing shortage.
- He wants to cut the National Construction Code from about 2,000 pages to only 80 pages, removing rules on energy efficiency and accessibility.
- Bragg explained that having a house, even if basic, is more important than having no house.
- Some housing groups criticized this idea, saying safe and decent housing is a basic need and poor-quality homes do not solve the crisis.
- Bragg suggested lowering Australia's net overseas migration to 180,000 people per year, the lowest since the mid-2000s.
- The proposed migration cut would affect international students, working holidaymakers, and some unskilled workers.
- Other politicians, including opposition leader Angus Taylor and Nationals leader Matt Canavan, expressed caution or disagreement about Bragg’s statements.
- Taylor reminded Bragg to follow the official party position on migration targets because the figures depend on housing supply plans.
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