Housing Policy

Two years after major flooding in NSW, an auditor-generals's report outlines how hundreds of survivors are still waiting to move into temporary accommodation.

With more than 30 locations in Sydney potentially set to be rezoned for higher density housing, developers are reportedly approaching residents and offering to buy their homes.

Apartment owners who bought into the uninhabitable Mascot Towers in Sydney are on the brink of securing a payout from the New South Wales government, almost five years after their ordeal began.

The Tweed shire is set to grow by up to a third over the next two decades. The council must now decide where to house the new arrivals, and how to ensure they have water.

An increasing tide of illegal campers amid an ongoing housing and accommodation crisis causes tensions in WA's surfing heartland, with complaints of a "constant stream of faeces, toilet paper and wet wipes" being left behind.

Data from CoreLogic shows the price difference between houses and apartments has widened to a new record as land values rise, a limited number of freestanding houses are being listed to purchase, and people desire more living space.

Our political leaders have shied away from confronting negative gearing, but encouraging ownership of multiple properties ensures house prices remain out of reach for the next generation, writes Ian Verrender.

The rental crisis is so dire in this South Australian town, a local real estate agent is asking the community to get creative to help add stock to the market.

Brisbane property rose by 1 per cent in January, which has caught many people by surprise. Buyers, not so much — they say many places are selling almost as soon as they hit the market. 

Now the once secret surveys are out, it appears the issues voters are most unsatisfied with are the areas the new premier is determined to put his own stamp on. 

The government is desperate for solutions with rental vacancy rates at an all-time low across Sydney and short-term vacancies concentrated in NSW regional towns like Byron Bay and along the state's south coast priced beyond the reach of many.

Australia's tax system is stacked so heavily against younger people that it's threatening the social compact, former Treasury secretary Ken Henry has warned.

Architecture expert Anthony Burke says the fallout of climate change has "landed squarely in the living room of the average Australian", and that's dictating new home designs.

Amidst the parliamentary ping-pong between Labor's hard sell of its tax cuts and the Coalition's alarm at convicted immigrants on the loose, it's become clear all sides are keeping a close eye on another issue that could prove to be a far more powerful vote driver: housing, writes David Speers.

Premier Jeremy Rockliff has called the Tasmanian election for March 23 and voters are turning their minds to what is most important to them. Stateline looks at the issues that top the list of priorities.

The ACT Chief Minister is pushing a novel plan to help future residents of one planned community, shifting the border between New South Wales and the ACT. 

A state border may shift for the first time in more than 100 years due to a proposed development stretching from the north-west of the ACT into NSW farmland.

Labor and the Greens have dug their trenches in preparation for what looms as another lengthy battle in their housing war — this time over a scheme that would see the government co-purchase houses with low-income households.

The government releases its first Closing the Gap update since the failed Voice referendum, after earlier marking the 16th anniversary of the national apology — as it happened.

Millennials moving to regional towns are part of a "societal shift" and they're not interested in buying big blocks with big backyards. But they do need to live somewhere.

The Prime Minister has so far stared down the minor party's demands, but he will need the Greens' support to pass his first home buyers legislation.

Greens housing spokesperson Max Chandler-Mather says negative gearing unfairly benefits those already in the housing market at the expense of those who are not.

Disability advocates are calling for more equitable housing arrangements as the government takes a key housing policy to the Senate.

A young family in Victoria's east has spent $70,000 on a house they may have to demolish after an unregistered builder's work is found to be non-compliant.

There are an estimated 175,000 households on social housing wait lists across Australia. Those caught by the safety net hope renewed government attention can help to ease the crisis.