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Chief Executive | Our approach to election housing and planning policies

  • November 13, 2024
  • by Anuja Prasad
How both parties perform on housing will be front of mind this election season

Federal party scorecards on planning and housing?

Too early in the election season. But the starting gun has been fired.

One essential take-away.

Both parties have come a long way over the past seven years.

More of that next week and after a quick look at how we will judge initiatives as they arise.

Worth using a smart housing hierarchy ā€“ from five glowing stars to one undesirable little sparkler.

  1. Supply ā€“ affordability, choice, sustainability
  2. Finance
  3. Demand stimulus
  4. Supply reducing tax changes
  5. Statist price controls & nationalising housing development.

As we elaborated on 16 October to Senator Braggā€™s ownership and finance inquiry,

ā€˜The Committee may know our organisation as the first to propose national housing targets at the turn of the century and for our groundbreaking and detailed work on the incentives that should attach to those targets over the past decade.

ā€˜It is much more likely we will make headway on planning improvements and housing deficits with a national, honest way of reporting on the performance or underperformance to their housing targets of each state, territory and local government over the coming decades.

ā€˜Creating a positive, measurable investment environment in at market housing – the 97 per cent of the Australian housing market to that is to buy or rent is the fastest way to do this, noting our strong support for bridging the shameful social housing gap with the Federal Governmentā€™s HAFF and that we are strong backers of increasing Federal investment in last mile infrastructure.

ā€˜Equally it is our consistent belief that housing supply should create diversity and choice of form and seek to meet peopleā€™s evolving housing needs at different points of their life hence our support for purpose-built student accommodation, retirement villages and BTR and regular, cost effective updates to the National Construction Code.ā€™

From that background to next week’s analysis.

16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence

Sadly, insidiously, domestic and family violence reaches into our workplaces every day.

From home to the workplace and everywhere in between, safety is non-negotiable.

During the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign later in the month, theĀ Champions of Change Property GroupĀ will promote awareness of workplace gender-based violence, both within our organisations and as a Coalition.

As part of our ongoing efforts we are hosting a complimentary “Tools Down” event to raise awareness about domestic and family violence while fundraising for Full Stop Australia.

We will also be lighting buildings in our cities across the country orange on 10 December to raise awareness about the severe impact of domestic and family violence.

It is a modest initiative and yet for victim-survivors who may feel isolated, we hope it demonstrates strong support and helps increase awareness.

To be involved in lighting our cities orange, please emailĀ Nicole Battley.

If you or someone you know wants to talk about family or domestic violence, call 1800RESPECT on 1800 737 732 or call Lifeline on 13 11 14.

Next week: Federal housing platforms so far (so good)