AdvertisementExclusive PoliticsNSWCity life David Chandler wants to build housing that people can afford. And says he’s the man to do it Max Maddison August 12, 2026 — 11:30am Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Former NSW building commissioner David Chandler has declared he would return to government to help solve the state’s housing crisis. Sam Mooy Chandler’s intervention comes with the Minns government struggling to materially lift the delivery of housing supply despite introducing a raft of planning reforms. Advertisement“We’ve certainly reached a point where, for a certain part of the market, there is absolute market failure,” he said.