New way of home building could be absolutely prefab

June 21, 2026 — 8:25pm

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The decision by the Minns government to establish a partnership with a private manufacturer of prefabricated or modular housing to boost construction and establish NSW as a housing manufacturing hub is a welcome reform.

NSW is certainly in dire need of new housing. But for myriad reasons – some of them beyond the government’s control, including housing and construction costs and labour shortages – it lags a long way behind housing targets.

Premier Chris Minns deserves credit for the way he has identified and attempted to tackle the state’s housing supply crisis. Yet, NSW remains some 100,000 homes short of the 377,000 target set for 2029 under the National Housing........

© The Sydney Morning Herald