‘500,000 additional blocks into the market’: Peter Dutton sets up election housing contest

SBS

Opposition leader Peter Dutton says he intends to restore the Australian dream of home ownership, promising $5 billion to fast-track building projects if the Coalition wins the next election.

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

If elected, the coalition would temporarily fund water, power and sewerage to move the projects along as part of the commitment.

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