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Coalition eyes climate, housing money to fund tax cuts

Savings of $31 billion earmarked by the federal opposition would be used to fund the coalition's plan to index income tax brackets.

AAP · Oct 26

After a hopeful start, Labor’s affordable housing fund is proving problematic

When the Albanese government announced the A$10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund in 2023, the news reverberated through the housing sector.

The Conversation · Jul 15, 2025

Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards. Here's what the new national plan must do differently

What needs to change to greatly reduce youth homelessness in Australia? Now is the time to find answers to this question, and not just because it’s National Homelessness Week.

The Conversation · Aug 9, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Menzies knew housing couldn’t be left to ‘the market’

Even Sir Robert Menzies knew that it required large-scale government involvement to make housing affordable.

The New Daily · Apr 11, 2023

Housing supply and affordability on new council agenda

The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council is meeting for the first time to advise on ways to get more people into homes.

AAP · Feb 27, 2023

Building sector urges cross-party housing plan support

As the coalition prepares to oppose Labor's multi-billion dollar housing fund, the building sector says it's a sensible reform that needs support.

AAP · Feb 23, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Labor spins a housing policy that does nowhere near enough

Labor’s successful election campaign including its housing policy was designed to just be a little better than Scott Morrison’s – a low bar.

The New Daily · Feb 17, 2023

Nation’s greatest failure is housing, super the biggest success. It’s time to put the two together

Right now, one in 15 households are in housing stress and at risk of homelessness. Without intervention, this figure will rise to one in 10.

The New Daily · Feb 16, 2023

Michael Pascoe: Government’s multibillion-dollar splurge on private landlords hurts public housing

The federal government spent more subsidising landlords over the past two financial years than funding social housing into the future.

The New Daily · Jan 31, 2023

The ART of the deal: Queensland has a super plan for investing in social housing

What if there were a way to give super funds the returns they need while also letting governments tap Australia’s massive retirement savings pool?

The New Daily · Aug 29, 2022