新南威尔士州州长克里斯·明茨宣布了一项住房政策，要求地方议会维持至少30年的可行性分区和商业可行的住房容量储备[1]。这一举措旨在应对规划改革从理论阶段推进到实际建设时重新出现的邻避运动（NIMBY）反对情绪[1]。
明茨表示"我们不能回到过去"，强调"这正是我们需要坚定信念的时候"[1]。该政策的出台背景是新南威尔士州住房供应增长缓慢，未能按期推进该州到2029年7月建设37.7万套住房的承诺[1]。
当前住房建设面临多重压力。公寓建设成本已攀升至超过100万澳元[1]，而悉尼中央商业区周围10公里范围内80%的住宅用地仅被规划为1-2层建筑[1]。可行性问题更加突出，少于四分之一的议会分区土地具有商业开发可行性[1]。
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns has announced a new housing policy requiring local councils to maintain a minimum 30-year supply of developable, commercially viable residential zoning as the state's planning reforms face renewed opposition from community resistance.[1] The measure is aimed at addressing delays in the state's housing delivery, as NSW has struggled to meet its commitment to construct 377,000 new dwellings by July 2029.[1]
The policy confronts significant practical obstacles to housing supply. Less than one-quarter of council-zoned land currently possesses commercial development viability,[1] while approximately 80 percent of residential land within a 10-kilometre radius of Sydney's CBD is zoned exclusively for one to two-storey buildings.[1] Construction costs for apartments have surged beyond A$1 million,[1] compounding developers' reluctance to proceed with projects. Minns underscored the urgency of the situation, stating "we can't go back" and emphasizing that "this is exactly the time we need to stand firm in our convictions."[1]