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    Could turning laws into code help fix the housing shortage?

    Allowing computers to read and interpret laws based on sophisticated rules could revolutionise regulation and the way you interact with government.

    Tom Burton
    Tom BurtonGovernment editor

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    One of the more archaic parts of government is how laws are made. Not so much the often cumbersome parliamentary processes, but the actual rules.

    Half a century after computerisation began to radically transform society, statutes and regulations are still pumped out on paper, adding to the already massive pile of rules that seek to govern modern life. In Australia, that includes federal, state and local regulations, some going back to colonial days.

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