NSW government's plan of thousands of new homes to be built in Sydney | 7NEWS

In a bid to address Sydney's growing housing crisis, the state government has announced thousands of new homes will be built in the city's south west.

But, it could take some time before residents can move in with the opposition arguing it's not just homes that'll need to be built but schools and hospitals too.

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