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flag Australian minister cites bureaucracy as raising home costs; NZ prepares building reforms for affordability.

flag Australian Housing Minister Clare O'Neil highlighted that recent updates to the National Construction Code have increased the costs of new homes. flag She cited bureaucracy, red tape, and delays as key challenges and called for relaxed building requirements to improve housing affordability. flag Meanwhile, New Zealand is set to announce major reforms to its Building Act to make construction more affordable and accessible, including a single point of contact for builders.

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