Australia has a serious shortage of housing, and those who are suffering the most from this crisis are young adults and immigrants. Evidence to support this includes that even working full time on minimum wage, many people are unable to afford buying a house, even in regional areas. Your text states that "Australia is experiencing a housing crisis...concerned with people's futures, financial security, wellbeing, and whether every Australian has access to a safe and affordable place to call home." It is clear that a change needs to happen, and it is backed up by the fact that Australia doesn't have enough housing for its growing population. More immigrants are coming to Australia and more young people are reaching adulthood, but not enough houses are being built. Construction takes too long due to long approval processes, costs and the shortage of trained workers. The solution my campaign presents is a viable way to increase the amount of people working in construction, which will lead to an increase in housing, which will stabilise housing prices and allow more young adults and immigrants to afford buying a house.

My campaign proposes a national levelled construction apprenticeship and TAFE training reform, to increase the amount of qualified workers in the construction industry. Current TAFE construction apprenticeships take 3-4 years. Reducing that time frame to 2-3 years would allow more people to enter and complete the course. Another way to increase the amount of people going into trades is to make part time apprenticeships have a reduced hours scheme. Reduce 15 hour part time week to 10 hour week part time week. Reduce 38 hour full time week to 30 hour full time week. Another way to increase the amount of people going into trades is to reduce the amount of hours required to be in the classroom to complete an apprenticeship. Current classroom hour requirements: approx. 450 hours. Reduce that to 300 hours, which is the equivalent of 12.5 days of 10 hour blocks. Current 120 week completion time frame can be reduced to 78.2 week completion time frame, allowing apprentices to finish almost a full year earlier. Increasing the average wage would also encourage more people to go into trades. Current average wage: $32/hour Proposed wage: $36/hour This results in an increase in annual income of $65,250 to $90,869, a difference of $25,169.

Shorter training means more people will enter the construction industry and more houses will be built which will reduce the prices of land and property. Another part of my campaign is the proposed development of new housing schemes in both regional and suburban areas. This will give buyers more options and reduce the demand for property in major cities. Accelerating the training these apprentices will reduce the amount of time it takes for them to become qualified builders. The reduced hours of classroom time and reduced hours of work weeks will have a better work life balance, reducing the risk of burnout among apprentices, which is currently a serious problem involving mental and physical health.

Increasing the wages to $36/hour would encourage more people to go into the construction industry, and reduce the skills gap in the industry. Having more qualified workers means there will be more residential building projects done at the same time, increasing the amount of housing in both suburban and regional areas, and stabilising the price of property and land. More affordable first homes for young adults, immigrants and families will allow people to live comfortably, closer to their jobs, childrens schools and family.

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