Business Council of Australia proposes high-density housing, zoning reform

State governments and city councils need to implant more high-density housing options to roll back Australia’s tightening supply crisis, a leading business group has warned, and the New Zealand city of Auckland could show them how.

The Business Council of Australia, in its latest report on how to reverse the housing shortages that are crippling millions of Australians, cites Auckland as an example of how zoning reform can radically boost supply.

“In 2016, Auckland rezoned about three-quarters of residential land and a massive increase in home building followed,” BCA chief executive Bran Black said.

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