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Poppy Johnston

'Gone backwards': Hopes fund can revive home-building

Productivity in the construction sector has gone backward, but it's hoped a new fund can change that (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

Cutting red tape standing in the way of modular home construction will be rewarded by the federal government via a new fund aimed at spurring states and territories towards a suite of productivity-enhancing reforms.

The $900 million fund is part of the Labor government's broader push to rev up the nation's economic growth and lift living standards.

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