Housing minister, roundtable keen to take red pen to 3000-page building code

Australis's housing crisis focus of day two of economic roundtable

Housing has been placed under the spotlight on the second day of the government's economic roundtable. Moves to make the construction code simpler and cheaper have attracted widespread support but there's a push to better utilise the skills of permanent migrants to help be part of the solution.

Housing minister, roundtable keen to take red pen to 3000-page building code

Business bosses, unions and ministers have agreed Australia must strip away red and green tape to speed up home construction, as momentum builds to overhaul Australia’s complex building code.