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Latest news: Housing

Greens, coalition vote to delay housing fund legislation

National AAP -
Debate on the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund has been pushed back until October, in a major blow for the government.

ACT gets $50m as Labor releases breakdown of housing fund pie

National AAP -
The federal government has revealed how it will distribute its $2 billion Social Housing Fund Accelerator payment to Australia's states and territories.

Labor pledges $2b extra housing support as bill stalls

National AAP -
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has upped the ante on housing spending, proposing a new $2 billion fund as the Greens block a key election promise.

Labor, Greens fail to break stalemate on housing fund

National AAP -
A deal is yet to be brokered on the contentious housing future fund, which will unlock finance for public housing, ahead of the upcoming sitting fortnight.

Canberra Liberals call for lower rental prices and more land

Local Newstime Media -
Mark Parton MLA will call on the ACT government today to stop driving rental prices up, to release more land, and to rule out a rent freeze.

Rental housing standards a threat to resident health and wellbeing

National Newstime Media -
A large proportion of Australian rental properties are in such poor condition that they are putting residents’ health and wellbeing at risk.

States and territories guaranteed 1200 affordable homes

National AAP -
The government will amend its housing fund to guarantee 1200 affordable and social homes to each state and territory following negotiations with the crossbench.

Opinion: Flawed Labor / Greens policy caused ACT housing crisis

Local Newstime Media -
Mark Parton MLA, Shadow Minister for Housing and Homelessness, responds to Anglicare’s annual Rental Affordability Snapshot.

Anglicare: ACT’s ‘significant crisis’ of rental affordability

Local Nicholas Fuller -
Anglicare’s Rental Affordability Snapshot shows that housing in the national capital is unaffordable for many Canberrans - and worsening.

Home building in the ACT plummets despite increasing demand for housing

Local Newstime Media -
Total new dwelling commencements in the ACT dropped by 40.9% per cent during the December 2022 quarter,

Vulnerable Australians may miss out on housing fund

National AAP -
Vulnerable Australians might miss out on affordable housing as Labor's key policy hits a major roadblock, failing to clinch the support needed.

Labor’s housing fund stalls as crossbench demands more

National AAP -
A $10 billion housing future fund needs the support of the Greens and crossbenchers to pass, but Labor has yet to budge on amendments.

Crossbench threat to close door on social housing fund

National AAP -
The government's $10 billion social housing fund faces an uncertain future, with key crossbenchers saying it does not go far enough to address issues.

More public housing in Canberra’s inner north

Local Newstime Media -
Twenty-one new public housing dwellings have been built in Dickson, replacing six properties built in the 1960s.

Territory Plan missing the middle, Canberrans call for housing change

Local Abbey Halter -
At least 100,000 new ACT residents will need to be housed during the next decade and Missing Middle Canberra say medium density housing will ease the substantial rental load. 

ACT will be 7,100 dwellings short of housing target, MBA warns

Local Abbey Halter -
The ACT’s lack of housing supply is set to worsen with new analysis from MBA predicting the Territory will fall 7,100 dwellings short of it's housing target.
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