Both major parties announce plans to boost tradie numbers, but will it fix the housing shortage?

During the election campaign, both major parties have announced plans to boost tradie numbers in Australia to help increase the supply of new homes.

Tradies Source: AAP

KEY POINTS

• Builders welcome the move to fast-track tradie qualifications, but say there still won't be enough workers to build more than a million new homes that have been promised in the next five years without skilled labour from overseas.
• Shortage of skilled tradies like; carpenters, glaziers, plumbers and electricians is already causing delays to building projects and pushing up property prices in Victoria.
• It's not clear if Labor's program to fast track 6000 tradies will be open to visa holders.The coalition says it will fast track skilled visas for construction workers, but hasn't detailed how.

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