...the underlying cause is population growth so government can only slow down the damage done but not stop it.
Absolutely to both!But nobody is ready to face that reality yet, as far as I can tell.
No immigration = population reduction. Population reduction = no housing shortages and reduction in consumption. No housing shortages and reduction in consumption = less $ kick backs by real estate companies and industry to parties and government.
Government/parties - as they are currently constructed - do not represent the electorate and are corrupt from the top-end down. There are options as to how they are set-up and in what checks and balances we - as the "represented" need. That is what really scares those who wish to control - the electorate taking charge and substantially changing how we are governed...