Housing Policy

There's pressure on the government to fund and build more social and affordable housing, with one insider describing the shortage as "extremely severe".

Almost three years after catastrophic flooding in the Northern Rivers, the federal government has tipped another $90 million into a scheme designed to buy back, raise, or retrofit homes in at-risk areas.

The WA Labor government launches its re-election bid with a $443 million funding commitment to increase homes across the state, but the timing of the announcement has been criticised by the Opposition. 

Australia's biggest super fund has invested millions of dollars into a London development, which will deliver homes, workspaces and a retail precinct in London at the same time Australia's housing crisis is in full swing.

Americans unhappy with the US election result are being encouraged to move to Italy. But will anyone take up the offer?

Sydney's housing crisis is evolving into a hidden health crisis and as rents soar, some residents face an impossible choice: unaffordable housing or unsafe living conditions.

There are new laws for supermarkets, housing developers, victims of sexual violence, the Reserve Bank and many more, after the government ticked off dozens of items on its to-do list in a single night.

The claims were made as Brisbane City Council announced a joint taskforce with police to crack down on antisocial behaviour in tent camps built by the homeless.

First home buyers should be able to borrow more money to get a home loan, according to a federal inquiry into home lending, which is expected to recommend the government ease restrictions on how much banks can lend out.

Some first home buyers could find their way into the market sooner under a new federal government scheme. Here's what to know. 

Thousands of new homes will be built near transport hubs across Sydney to help ease the housing crisis, however there are questions about whether the precincts will allow for enough affordable housing.

House prices in Sydney and Melbourne are set to decline further in 2025, while Perth is likely to experience the strongest growth among Australia's capital cities, according to SQM Research's latest Boom and Bust Report.

One of Australia's largest developers says it has paused work on a major housing estate after delays meant some contracts had to be cancelled.

Two housing proposals will be put to a vote this week without a deal to seem them made law. It will be the last chance before the election for the government's proposals to co-purchase homes with first homebuyers, and offer tax incentives for developers to build more affordable rental apartments.

In four years, Perth has gone from being Australia’s most affordable capital city for renters to the most expensive.

Communities cry out for emergency solutions to a growing homelessness crisis with some residents warning the government that rough sleepers are at risk of dying before homes are built.

The Cornish-Templeton family has lived in Melbourne for decades, with each member's journey to buying a home becoming more difficult.

Apartment buildings in NSW could be inspected without a warrant and unit owners could be compelled to hand over documents under proposed new laws targeting owners corporations who do not fix common property.

Tenants in two capital cities are paying more than 30 per cent of their income, on average, towards their rent — for the first time since the SGS Economics Rental Affordability Index was first published a decade ago.

The Victorian government wants to introduce high-rise apartments into areas previously off-limits, but critics of the scheme say it'll ruin the city.