Bathla collapse exposes cracks in housing and construction industry: Alan Kohler | ABC NEWS
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The crisis engulfing property developer Bathla Group threatens about 18.5 per cent of new housing stock in the NSW construction pipeline as the state runs well behind its target. Alan Kohler says the situation exposes a number of issues plaguing Australia's housing industry, namely a mess of construction regulations and costly private credit lenders. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/bathla-collapse-affordable-housing-quality-issues/107117958 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia #abcnewschannel
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