Jul 14, 2026 – 5.01amA state rivalry is brewing between NSW and Victoria over whether high- or medium-density apartments are the best way to boost housing supply, as new research argues copying Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan’s streamlined system for approving townhouse developments could unlock up to 9 million homes nationwide.However, economists said Victoria’s approach, which made it easier to build medium-density apartments and townhouses, might be slower in getting new homes built compared with NSW’s strategy of relying on tall, high-density apartments that packed more homes into a single plot of land.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Victoria’s ‘permissive’ townhouse code could fix Sydney’s housing woes
A state rivalry is brewing between NSW and Victoria over whether high- or medium-density apartments are the best way to boost housing supply.
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