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Our building regulations need a major overhaul

Economics & Deregulation | Alan Moran
The Herald Sun 9th December, 2011

How many separate approvals are required before an owner can move into a new house in Melbourne's designated urban growth area? Twenty? Fifty?...

Ownership and exclusion: a lesson from the UK riots

Ideas & Liberty and Housing: The Great Australian Dream Project | Alan Moran
The Drum 19th August, 2011

Many commentators correctly attribute the UK rioting to decades of misgoverning and miseducating youth. Contributing to this has been the breakdown...

Access to land the root of soaring house prices

Deregulation Unit and Housing: The Great Australian Dream Project | Alan Moran
Herald Sun 4th March, 2011

In 2004, a report by the Commonwealth's normally reliable Productivity Commission (PC) completely misread the causes of high house prices. It...

Government red tape puts us in house bind

Governance & Service Provision and Housing: The Great Australian Dream Project | Alan Moran
Herald Sun 4th February, 2011

According to the English humourist Auberon Waugh, the urge to pass new laws must be seen as an illness, not much different from the urge to bite...

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