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RLC

Cairns Council “cash grab” shows no compassion for older Australians

The Retirement Living Council (RLC) is calling on Cairns Regional Council to abandon its “cash grab plan” to increase rates for retirement village residents during the cost of living crisis, with fixed income pensioners in the firing line.
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ACT

Insurance Costs Risk Becoming a Hidden Housing Tax 

The Property Council of Australia has warned that rising insurance costs and poorly targeted regulation are placing further pressure on housing affordability in the ACT, during evidence provided today to the Legislative Assembly’s Inquiry into Insurance Costs. 
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VIC

Falling completions reinforce need for more action, new data confirms

Victoria has fallen 20,000 new homes short of government housing targets in 2024, reinforcing the need for deeper and more urgent government action to boost industry and consumer confidence.
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ACT

Welcome Lift in Completions and Starts – But Caution Still Warranted

The Property Council of Australia today welcomed new ABS data showing an uplift in residential building completions and commencements in the ACT during the December 2024 quarter, but warned that the broader trend still points to a slowdown in new housing supply.
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National

Coalition’s plan to accelerate housing approvals will unlock supply

The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the Coalition’s plan to fast-track housing environment approval applications if elected.
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NSW

Supply Gap Widens on NSW Housing Completions and Starts  

New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today confirms housing delivery in NSW in the 2024 calendar year fell behind the poor performance seen in 2023, prompting calls from industry for action in the coming State Budget to reduce taxes and fees, and speed up approvals. 
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ACT

Third-Party Appeals Are Stalling Canberra’s Housing Future 

The Property Council of Australia today told the Legislative Assembly Inquiry into the Planning (Territory Priority Project) Amendment Bill 2025 that while the ACT Government’s decision to remove third-party appeals on public housing is welcome, the reforms need to go further. 
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National

Ahead of Housing Ministers’ Debate: time to double down on supply incentives

The Property Council of Australia is doubling down on its longstanding call for earlier, boosted federal incentives for states and territories to hit their housing delivery targets.
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NSW

New Property Council Director to Push for Housing, Transport, and Jobs in the Illawarra Shoalhaven

The Property Council of Australia has appointed Matthew Wales as its new Illawarra Shoalhaven Regional Director, tasked with driving key policy and advocacy priorities in one of NSW’s fastest-growing regions.
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National

Taken as a whole Coalition’s plans a shot in the arm for housing targets

The Property Council of Australia has welcomed the Coalitions’ First Home Buyer Mortgage Deductibility Scheme to get tens of thousands of first home buyers into new homes and says strong planning measures – like the Coalition’s announced $5 billion Housing Infrastructure Programme and red tape reduction plans – remain the pocket aces of housing supply.
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National

Labor’s housing plan balances supply and demand in timely support for first homebuyers

The Property Council of Australia said Labor’s policy to invest $10 billion towards building 100,000 new homes for first homebuyers, matched by an expansion of the First Home Guarantee Scheme, will bring Australia closer to its 1.2 million new home target and help make new homes more affordable for first homebuyers.
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ACT

Urban Boundary Must Be Matched with Planning System Reform 

The Property Council of Australia has warned that the ACT Government’s decision to draw a line under future urban sprawl must avoid shutting the door on well-located greenfield opportunities and be matched with meaningful reforms to unlock more homes within existing suburbs. 
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