Sep 6, 2026 – 12.00pmAustralian home building needs an adjudicator to oversee and make decisions in the country’s fragmented system of housing approvals that delays new projects and adds hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of new homes, Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood says.Wood, who heads the economic agency that in July called for a dismantling of planning rules and for three-storey homes to be standard in residential-zoned suburbs, said that the final version of its Housing Supply Regulation report would make specific recommendations, but many ideas were in the mix.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles