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Major parties promise to boost tradie numbers but will it be enough to ease the housing crisis?

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: During the election campaign, both major parties have announced plans to boost tradie numbers in Australia to help increase the supply of new homes. Builders have welcomed the move to fast-track qualifications but say there still won't be enough workers to build more than one million new homes that have been promised in the next five years without skilled labour from overseas.
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