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Jacob Shteyman

UNBELIEVABLE: Red tape and silver bullets tough task for housing fix - The Untold Story

The federal government is gunning for over-bearing regulation as it pushes to get new homes built. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Where do you start in cutting back the "thickets of red tape" strangling Australia's construction sector and putting the nation's housing supply targets beyond reach?

Brimming with a new-found supply-side progressive zeal, the federal government has put over-bearing regulation in its crosshairs as it pushes the states and local councils to get a move on with building new homes.

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