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Media releases

2023

Small businesses to receive cyber security boost

The Albanese Government will empower small businesses to bolster their cyber security resilience and ability to bounce back quickly from a cyber attack.

New partnership to deliver more than 110 new homes for Tasmanians

The Albanese Government’s Social Housing Accelerator will build more than 110 homes for Tasmanians who need them.

Energy upgrades to ease cost of living pressures for social housing residents

More Canberrans will enjoy the benefits of energy‑efficient homes with a $35.2 million partnership to upgrade over 5,000 public homes across the national capital.

Australians have their say on the future of housing

Hundreds of Australians have already taken the opportunity to have their say on the future of housing as the Albanese Government continues development of the National Housing and Homelessness Plan.

Unfair contract terms banned from today

The Albanese Government’s additional protections for small businesses and consumers take effect today outlawing unfair contract terms to help level the playing field in negotiations between big cor

Record Housing Australia support for new homes

Housing Australia has broken new ground with its largest funding transaction ever, providing more than $500 million in Federal Government support to build 1,370 new homes in Melbourne.

Start of Housing Australia Future Fund

The Albanese Government has delivered on its commitment to Australians with tomorrow marking the start of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund.

Next step in new era for housing

The Albanese Government welcomes tomorrow’s board meeting of Housing Australia, its first following its commencement earlier this month. 

Housing Australia to deliver new era for housing policy

A new era for housing policy begins today with the commencement of Housing Australia, following the passage of the Albanese Government’s housing legislative package last month.

Building new homes for the future of Victoria

The Allan and Albanese Labor Governments are building more homes for Victorians, creating a blueprint for the long‑term renewal of the Banksia Gardens neighbourhood in Broadmeadows.

Government partnership to deliver 600 new homes for Queenslanders

The Palaszczuk Queensland Government has confirmed it will deliver 600 social homes with more than $398 million from the Albanese Federal Government’s Social Housing Accelerator

Albanese Government housing agenda helping more Australians into home ownership

The Albanese Government’s expanded Home Guarantee Scheme is helping a growing number of Australians into home ownership, according to new research released today.

Cairns plays host to nation’s Small Business Ministers

The experiences of small businesses in regional Australia were in the spotlight today as the Minister for Small Business Julie Collins chaired a meeting of her state and territory counterparts

First Social Housing Accelerator in Riverwood

More people in New South Wales will have access to their own home with a $6.2 million redevelopment of residential dwellings in Riverwood ‑ the first project in the state announced under the F

More than 10,000 helped into home ownership in regional Australia by Albanese Government 

More than 10,000 people in regional Australia have taken advantage of the Albanese Government’s Regional First Home Buyer Guarantee in just its first year. 

Landmark housing legislation passes the Parliament

The Albanese Labor Government’s landmark legislation to deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social housing in more than a decade has passed the Parliament.

Albanese Government delivering new support for Australia’s small businesses

The Albanese Government is delivering significant new practical measures to support Australian small businesses and to help them prosper.

Delivering on the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund

The Albanese Government is set to deliver the single biggest investment in social and affordable housing in more than a decade, with welcome new support today for the Housing Australia Future Fund

Independent review into small business payment times

The Albanese Government is committed to ensuring more small businesses are paid on time, recognising how important cash flow is to small businesses, and to sustaining growth across the economy.

Helping more Australians buy a home

The Albanese Government is working with states and territories to deliver the Help to Buy Scheme, supporting up to 40,000 low and middle income families to purchase a home of their own.