The latest ABS building approvals data shows that dwelling approvals have slumped even lower, and the Liberal minority government is running Tasmania’s economy into the ground.

191 total dwelling units were approved for the month of July. Approvals have remained below 200 for the entirety of 2024, they’ve been trending downwards for the last two years and are even below the levels that were achieved in 2017.

Dwelling unit approvals are approximately 10% lower than they were a decade ago, and it highlights the consequences of the Liberals’ failure to deliver on their promises.

Jeremy Rockliff and the Liberals promised to deliver a single statewide planning scheme a decade ago that would make approvals “fairer, faster, cheaper, simpler.”

Instead, it is more difficult, more time consuming and more expensive – which has stopped Tasmania from building more houses, sooner.

This data is more evidence that Jeremy Rockliff’s minority government has not delivered for Tasmanians and won’t help young people access affordable rentals, get a foot in the door of home ownership, or support jobs in the building and construction industry.

Shane Broad MP
Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Assembly