HIA releases list of 50 actions to improve Australian building industry

The Housing Industry Association has released a list of 50 actions it argues would address "many of the problems" facing Australia and its building industry.

HIA national president Ron Dwyer says this year there will be 25,000 fewer homes built than a decade ago.

"The current dearth of residential building activity also reflects thousands of small business people, employees and contractors that won’t have work and millions of dollars in materials and related services that won’t be purchased," he says.

"Yet instead of recognising housing as a vital cog in the economy with significant job creation capacity, many governments continue to see it only as a cash cow that provides a stream of revenue, paradoxically limiting the capacity of the industry to grow and contribute further to the economy."

The full list of actions proposed by the HIA can be found here.