Government announces new guidelines for release of surplus Commonwealth land
Source: Australia. Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Minister for Housing and the Status of Women. Joint Media Release
"Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Tanya Plibersek, Minister for Housing and the Status of Women today released new guidelines for the sale of surplus Commonwealth land to support the construction of new housing.Under the new policy, surplus Commonwealth land suitable for housing will be disposed of to support the construction of new houses, improve community amenity and support the creation of new jobs.Those surplus properties not suitable for housing will continue to be disposed of on the open market to the highest bidder. "