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Zac de Silva

Liberals declare war on NIMBYs, promise more homes

A Liberal MP has taken aim at "NIMBYs" - who don't want new housing developments in their suburbs. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Anti-development campaigners are "a cancer" that should be excised, the Liberal Party's housing spokesman says, opening up a new front in the coalition's internal policy debate.

In a key speech to the conservative-leaning Centre for Independent Studies, opposition housing spokesman Andrew Bragg warned the price of buying a first home in Australia was too high and outlined a series of measures to get more dwellings on the market.

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