These modular homes were installed in Middleton Beach in Western Australia. (Supplied: Ausco Modular)
The Albanese government is pushing ahead with its plan to modernise the National Construction Code.
Andrew Bragg, the shadow minister for housing, says Australia should follow the example of New Zealand and adopt a radically-slimmed down and simplified code.
Federal, state and territory treasurers agreed on Friday to review the barriers to wider adoption of Modern Methods of Construction in Australia.
Cross-party support for prefabricated and modular homes is building in Canberra as an answer to Australia's housing crisis.
The Albanese government is pouring millions of dollars into the idea. Building industry groups, think tanks, and major banks support it. And Liberal senator Andrew Bragg, the shadow minister for housing, loudly supports the idea.
With such momentum building for the policy, what does it mean for the future of Australian housing?
Opposition housing spokesperson Andrew Bragg has promised to slash the National Construction Code from over 2,000 pages to 80 if elected.
At Friday's meeting of federal, state and territory treasurers, participants were briefed on the Albanese government's plans to promote Modern Methods of Construction (MCC) to lift productivity in the construction and housing industries.
They were also given an update on the government's efforts to modernise the National Construction Code which has been long in the making.
At the end of the meeting they agreed to review the barriers to wider adoption of MMC in Australia to support manufacturing.
But earlier in the week a Senate committee also released its interim report on Australia's housing industry. The committee, chaired by Senator Bragg, is comprised of Liberal, Nationals and Labor members.
The modular home model would involve sections of rooms being constructed off-site in a dedicated facility before being transported to new developments across NSW.
In a speech to the National Press Club on Wednesday, Senator Bragg talked about the recommendations in that interim report.
He used the report as a springboard to promote his own plan to slash the number of pages in the National Construction Code (NCC) and adopt "an 80-page Basic Australian Standard".