Retro public builder plan urged to ease housing crisis

Robert Simms, an SA Greens MLC, has proposed the establishment of a public builder as a solution to address Australia's housing crisis.

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The waitlist for government-run public housing has grown significantly in recent years, with 174,600 households in line as of June 2022.

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