The Victorian premier said zoning locations had been announced, with another 25 to come, and ‘we’re going to get on and talk to people in those local communities’. Follow the day’s news live

Shadow housing minister critical of rollout of Victorian rezoning announcement

The shadow minister for housing, Michael Sukkar, was up on ABC RN this morning to speak on the Victorian government’s rezoning plan, as we flagged earlier:

If you’re going to make any of these sorts of investments or changes, you’ve got to consult with the people who are affected now … For people to wake up one morning and read that there’s going to be a 20 story tower next door to them, I don’t think it’s unreasonable that they’re a bit crazy … That’s the first I’ve heard [and] that’s the problem with this announcement, there’s been no discussion with the community.

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