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Courier Mail – Property crash a bad thing for nation that marches to beat of auctioneer’s gavel

Matt Canavan · 26 Jun 2026

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  1. Our reading

    Australia's housing shortage comes from bringing in more people each year than it builds homes for.

    Their wordsThere is an issue with the lack of affordable housing in Australia. This is principally because we are bringing in over 300,000 people each year while building fewer than 200,000 homes. High house prices, and in some areas, a lack of housing at all, are because of a shortage in the supply of housing.

  2. Our reading

    Australia should build new cities rather than cram people into Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.

    Their wordsOver the longer term, we need to build new cities. If we keep trying to cram people into Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane, land will become more and more expensive, and our capitals will begin to resemble Singapore, not Australia.

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