Australian families are not convinced by new technologies aimed at speeding up the country’s sick home construction process

Key budgetary policies aimed at accelerating Australian housing construction are facing major question marks from the voter’s public.

Jim Chalmers announced a $54 million investment this week to help each state and territorially develop the modular and prefabricated housing industry, as well as funding to establish a national certification program.

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But Australian families will be asked to consider a factory-built house instead of traditional on-site building, which they don’t believe in.

Marie and Joses Kenneth are building their first home in the marginal seat of Hawke in northwest Melbourne.

Their single-story four-bedroom home is being built through Metricon, and they can complete similar homes in just 60 days.

Mr Kenneth said his knowledge of prefabricated houses was watching videos of buildings like Germany on YouTube.

“I think it will be cheaper, but I may still choose the tested and tested method of building a home,” he said.

“I would feel a little uncertain about modular builds.”

Marie and Joses Kenneth and their daughter Myra are under construction on the front of the new home on the edge of Hawke. Image: Brendan Beckett

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They were originally from Vanuatu, and since immigrating to Australia in 2001, they have raised five children, and although except for one person who has now left the home, they think the cost of living has never been so difficult.

“The cost of living is something that needs to be solved,” Kenneth said.

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“Utilities are big companies, especially for the older generation,” he said.

“But transportation is also important. I work from home, except when driving to the city and park once a week.

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“The government should support businesses to do what is most beneficial to their situation and employees,” he said.

A $10,000 grant to build a new home helped his first family dream come true, and Kenneth said a party running for election victory could make it “a bit bigger.”

Rapid construction of modular homes has been marked as a way to speed up the Australian home construction process.

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“It does help, and if it’s bigger, it might help others, too,” he said.

He currently has only one house for five children, but Mr Kenneth said the help of the federal government’s purchase of shared interests program could be a major step for his other children and many young Australians to break into the market – through which more support might be useful.

“It’s hard for my daughter to buy a house by herself, she does have the funds,” Kenneth said.

“But the first thing for many people has to be finding a partner because you do need a partner to pay for the mortgage. It’s just the reality in Australia.”

However, he noted that the limited number of plans to buy together was not ideal – he always tried to find another way to buy a home for himself and his wife Marie Noelle.

Mr Kenneth added that on the way to oppose the budget, the budget move could impact his voting intentions in the looming federal elections, including utility support, housing support, employment support for retirees and anyone who helps develop the Sunshine Zone.

His partners are also pleased to see the current level of support for the parenting industry and potentially provide the industry with a promotional education, but any move that could erode the potentially losers in the vote.