Tom Elliott’s message to Jacinta Allan following housing announcement

Tom Elliott has welcomed Jacinta Allan’s recent announcement on housing, but wonders whether the state has enough builders and money to construct several high-rise towers.

The state government announced on Sunday they were aiming to construct 30,000 new homes in several in-demand suburbs by 2051.

The 3AW Mornings host says as a result of material shortages and the government’s own Big Build projects, there may not be enough people to keep up with construction demands.

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“A stamp duty cut is great – it’s like the government giving you money,” he said on 3AW.

“But you have to buy an newly-built off the plan dwelling, but someone has to build it.”

Shadow Planning Minister James Newbury says it didn’t make sense to concentrate the new high-rise residential towers to largely three council areas.

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“I think we need to share the load,” he told Tom Elliott.