In a state government cabinet reshuffle planned to accelerate more housing for Victoria, the recently announced Victoria’s Housing Statement has re-emerged as a critical priority of a strategic plan to address the…
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The recently released Victoria’s Housing Statement is the most ambitious set of initiatives for Australia’s second biggest state in its entire housing planning history. As such, it is a significant document worth…
Shutterstock When China cracked down on money leaving the country in 2017, some Sydney home prices fell 3%, while in other suburbs the restrictions had next to no impact. This finding…
Victoria has led the states and territories in setting out a detailed housing statement that it says will help tackle the state’s housing shortage. Broad in scope and ambition, the plan includes…
Australia is undergoing an unparalleled migration boom, breathing life into its major cities and reshaping the nation’s workforce, according to a comprehensive analysis in the authoritative AFR last week. This demographic surge…
As Australia’s housing affordability crisis worsens, governments are spending more on housing. Victoria’s Andrews government has announced a suite of reforms (such as boosting social housing and making planning processes faster) in…
Australia’s housing crisis is deepening. Here are 10 policies to get us out of it Homeless tents in Musgrave Park, Brisbane. Photo: Dorina Pojani, Author provided Dorina Pojani, The University of Queensland As…
4 ways to bring down rent and build homes faster than Labor’s $10 billion housing fund Treasurer Jim Chalmers is the first in decades to declare war on what he calls the “pain of…
World leaders are flocking to Papua New Guinea. Here’s why AP/AAP Papua New Guinea has been in the international spotlight over the past week, hosting a remarkable series of visits by foreign…
Treasurer Chalmers has a $70 billion a year budget hole: we’ve found 13 ways to fill it No one likes spending cuts and tax hikes, but on our estimate the government will soon…