Jess Wilson Abandons Millennials And Blocks More Homes

The only way to make housing fairer for young Victorians is to build more homes, faster. That’s why we’ve introduced the biggest shake‑up to planning laws in decades into the Victorian Parliament.

Our reforms cut red tape, speed up approvals – and get homes built near transport, jobs and services. Industry backs them because they’ll deliver more homes, more quickly.

But it’s clear not everyone understands this. This week, Jess Wilson and her Liberals will vote to block these reforms – stopping more homes from being built and locking young Victorians and millennials out of the housing market.

Jess Wilson’s Liberals have outed themselves again as the party of NIMBYs and red tape – determined to lock young Victorians out of well‑connected areas and keep communities frozen in the past.

This year they tried to cut planning reforms that were already in place – including reforms to make it easier to build a townhouse. Had they succeeded, it would have been the biggest planning rollback in Victoria’s history.

Last month, Jess Wilson’s biggest backer James Newbury was running up and down Brighton fighting to block new homes and keep millennials out of his seat.

The NIMBY planning rules Jess Wilson defends have driven the population backwards in her own electorate. A KPMG report found Boroondara, including Kew, lost more than 6,500 people under the age of 65 in just five years.

Young people and workers cannot afford to live in well-connected area like Kew and Brighton because the Liberals back the status quo which is putting the handbrake on more homes being built.

While Liberals cut and block, Labor builds.

Our plan gives young Victorians a fair shot at living close to the things that matter to them. The Liberals need to explain why they’re standing in their way.