Media releases
2024
Build to Rent initial affordability standards from 1 January
Today the Albanese Government has taken steps to establish an initial set of affordability standards for Build to Rent developme
New appointment to the Board of Housing Australia
The Albanese Government has appointed Mr Damien Tangey as a part‑time member to the Housing Australia Board (the Board) for a five‑year period.
Albanese Government fast-tracks 5,000 more social homes with States
The Albanese Government is announcing a new partnership with States and Territories to deliver up to 5,000 new social homes under a fast‑track Round 2 of Labor’s Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF
Build‑to‑rent bill paves the way for the construction of 80,000 homes
Today we’ve passed legislation to deliver new tax breaks to support the construction of around 80,000 new homes to rent.
Albanese Government supporting hundreds of new homes for South West Sydney
The Albanese Government is investing $26 million for enabling civil works including roads, sewerage, water and power to deliver hundreds of new homes in South West Sydney as part of the govern
Bills to help first home buyers reintroduced to Parliament
The Albanese Labor Government wants more Australians to own their own home.
More emergency and crisis accommodation for women and children experiencing violence
Australians deserve to have a safe place to go when they need it most.
Work getting underway on Queensland’s biggest ever social and affordable housing project
Work is planned to start next week on Queensland’s biggest ever social and affordable housing project, jointly funded by the Albanese and Miles Labor Governments.
Albanese Government greenlights most social and affordable housing in over a decade
The Albanese Labor Government is delivering more than 13,700 new social and affordable homes across Australia to deliver the biggest investment in social and affordable housing in over a decade.
Helping more Australians buy a home
The Albanese Labor Government is helping more Australians into their own home, according to Housing Australia’s latest report.