Rezone more land to get more housing, NSW government says – but that could be a recipe for disaster

Dominic Perrottet’s government wants to open up another urban frontier in Macarthur, which lacks public transport and more than single-lane roads. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP

It’s a simple and seductive solution: rezone more land on the fringes of Sydney for housing and real estate prices will fall, thanks to greater supply.

But the reality is more complex.