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| The New South Wales premier, Mike Baird, will on Tuesday claim credit for progress on infrastructure spending and job creation – but acknowledge more needs to be done to improve outcomes in health, education and welfare. | The New South Wales premier, Mike Baird, will on Tuesday claim credit for progress on infrastructure spending and job creation – but acknowledge more needs to be done to improve outcomes in health, education and welfare. |
| Baird will travel to Canberra on Tuesday for an address to the National Press Club where he will provide a progress report on 12 policy priorities he nominated for the state just over 12 months ago. | Baird will travel to Canberra on Tuesday for an address to the National Press Club where he will provide a progress report on 12 policy priorities he nominated for the state just over 12 months ago. |
| “When we announced these priorities in September last year, we promised we would publish our progress to make the government accountable for delivering our commitments,” Baird said in a statement issued before his National Press Club appearance. | “When we announced these priorities in September last year, we promised we would publish our progress to make the government accountable for delivering our commitments,” Baird said in a statement issued before his National Press Club appearance. |
| “I’m pleased that in some priority areas, such as infrastructure, job creation and litter, we are seeing early positive results. | “I’m pleased that in some priority areas, such as infrastructure, job creation and litter, we are seeing early positive results. |
| “At the same time, however, we make no secret of the fact that some areas require more work. In particular, there are some long-term social issues that are immensely difficult to turn around.” | “At the same time, however, we make no secret of the fact that some areas require more work. In particular, there are some long-term social issues that are immensely difficult to turn around.” |
| NSW hit the premier’s nominated jobs target of 150,000 new jobs by 2019 in May this year, three years ahead of schedule, but, according to data released by Baird’s office, significant challenges remain in reducing levels of domestic violence, improving emergency department waiting times, lowering childhood obesity levels, boosting education results and ensuring children at risk are protected. | NSW hit the premier’s nominated jobs target of 150,000 new jobs by 2019 in May this year, three years ahead of schedule, but, according to data released by Baird’s office, significant challenges remain in reducing levels of domestic violence, improving emergency department waiting times, lowering childhood obesity levels, boosting education results and ensuring children at risk are protected. |
| Baird’s appearance in Canberra on Tuesday follows a public intervention last week by Rob Stokes, the NSW planning minister, who urged Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison to rethink their opposition to negative gearing reform. | Baird’s appearance in Canberra on Tuesday follows a public intervention last week by Rob Stokes, the NSW planning minister, who urged Malcolm Turnbull and Scott Morrison to rethink their opposition to negative gearing reform. |
| Stokes argued that boosting supply alone would not solve Sydney’s problem with housing affordability. The tax system needed to be geared towards productive investments. | Stokes argued that boosting supply alone would not solve Sydney’s problem with housing affordability. The tax system needed to be geared towards productive investments. |
| “Earlier this year the NSW government was ready, willing and able to have a discussion about tax,” the planning minister said. “Disappointingly our leadership on this issue fell victim to the Canberra culture that promotes opposition over consensus. | “Earlier this year the NSW government was ready, willing and able to have a discussion about tax,” the planning minister said. “Disappointingly our leadership on this issue fell victim to the Canberra culture that promotes opposition over consensus. |
| “Surely the focus of the tax system should be directed towards the type of housing we need. Why should you get a tax deduction on the ownership of a multimillion-dollar holiday home that does nothing to improve supply where it’s needed?” | “Surely the focus of the tax system should be directed towards the type of housing we need. Why should you get a tax deduction on the ownership of a multimillion-dollar holiday home that does nothing to improve supply where it’s needed?” |
| Achieving faster housing approvals is one of Baird’s 12 priorities. | Achieving faster housing approvals is one of Baird’s 12 priorities. |
| The premier’s housing target is 90% of housing approvals determined within 40 days. Data released before Baird’s speech suggests that, in the 12 months to September 2016, there were more than 75,400 building approvals in NSW – the highest result of any state since records began. | The premier’s housing target is 90% of housing approvals determined within 40 days. Data released before Baird’s speech suggests that, in the 12 months to September 2016, there were more than 75,400 building approvals in NSW – the highest result of any state since records began. |
| The prime minister and the treasurer have argued that housing affordability problems in Sydney are associated with supply and they have rejected the recent call to reconsider the generous tax breaks for housing. | The prime minister and the treasurer have argued that housing affordability problems in Sydney are associated with supply and they have rejected the recent call to reconsider the generous tax breaks for housing. |
| But Stokes has rejected the supply problem rationale, saying a more diverse policy approach is required. | But Stokes has rejected the supply problem rationale, saying a more diverse policy approach is required. |
| “The premise that the more you supply of a product, it therefore increases the competition and reduces prices, is great in theory but in relation to the housing market it is much more complex,” the NSW planning minister said last week. | “The premise that the more you supply of a product, it therefore increases the competition and reduces prices, is great in theory but in relation to the housing market it is much more complex,” the NSW planning minister said last week. |