Could fast-track approvals help ease the housing crisis?

The fast-tracking of approvals for affordable housing developments have come under question, after the ABC revealed Woolworths is using New South Wales and Victorian development schemes to push ahead with supermarket and apartment projects opposed by local councils.

But how do these fast-track approvals work, and do they ultimately address the housing crisis?

• Guest: Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning with the University of Sydney
• Producer: Grace Stranger