Sydney must “stop being afraid of heights” if it wants to seriously tackle its housing crisis.

The push to build taller—alongside pragmatic takes on feasibility and long-overdue planning reform—dominated conversation last week at The Urban Developer Greater Sydney Residential Summit.

Billbergia founder and managing director John Kinsella, AM, in a wide-ranging fireside interview, challenged a city gripped by supply and affordability pressures to think bigger—and higher.