COALITION’S NEW HOUSING POLICY

Regional Australia will receive its fair share of the Coalition’s $5 billion home building plan, with a target of 30 per cent of the funding to be invested to unlock new homes in regional, rural and remote Australia.

The future Coalition Government would set an ambitious target of 30 percent of the $5 billion Housing Infrastructure Programme for investing in the regions, benefiting areas such as Dawson.

“Under Labor, Australia is facing a housing crisis and the great Australian dream of owning a home has never felt further out of reach.” Mr Willcox said.

A Coalition Government will also free up more than 100,000 homes by:

·       Reducing migration numbers, compared to Labor who has brought in more than one million migrants in their first two years in office.

·       Putting a two-year ban on foreign investors and temporary residents purchasing existing homes.

·       Working with the building and construction industry and bringing in people on skilled visas to support local tradies.

·       Tackling union corruption that has contributed to driving up the costs of building by 30 per cent.

·       Freezing further changes to the National Construction Code to ease red tape and compliance burdens for builders.

The shortage is impacting schools across Dawson trying to find teachers amid the housing crisis. At Mackay State High School along there are 13 positions available for 2025, and two never filled in 2024, according to the Queensland Government jobs board.