Housing supply

The Government’s Help to Buy scheme has passed Parliament after the Greens agreed to support the bill, ending a long standoff.

The Government has approved 13700 social and affordable homes as its other housing reforms remain deadlocked in the Senate.

The Greens are demanding the Government look at tax reforms for property owners, in exchange for their support on the Help to Buy scheme.

The Victorian Government has announced a raft of housing measures to tackle the rental crisis, include an Australian-first tax for short-term rentals.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says more supply of homes is “key” to housing affordability. So how many more houses does Australia need, and what are the barriers to building them?

National Cabinet leaders have agreed to build 200,000 extra homes by mid-2029, but have stopped short of limits on rent increases.