Yesterday
Labor’s missing $8b for housing makes a mockery of budget
More than 80 per cent of the $10 billion that the government committed to build 100,000 homes for first buyers was nowhere to be seen in its election costings.
April
Election promises will leave young Australians bitter
Future generations will bear the brunt of the major parties wagering the nation’s future for instant political dividends.
Our biggest national test since World War II is here and we’re blowing it
We need leaders with the capacity and mindset to articulate a compelling vision for our future and the courage to execute on that vision.
Why working hard no longer buys you a home in Australia
We need to end the federalism disconnect and enable states to strip away their own government-imposed costs on new housing.
The $5b move that could smash house prices
The housing policy promises from the major parties both offer assistance for housing supply, but they also boost demand in ways that are not well-targeted.
The housing crisis isn’t about buyers, it’s about broken supply
Without serious reforms, we risk cementing a future where younger Australians are trapped in a cycle of inflated prices and growing debt.
4 policy ideas to fix housing affordability
Fixing Australia’s decade-long housing crisis won’t happen overnight. It requires a sustained effort that cuts across political cycles.
Coalition v Labor: what’s on the table for housing
The first major policy battle of the election campaign erupted on Sunday. Here are the key points.
Policy ping-pong won’t deliver housing affordability
A future government will inherit a dog’s breakfast of housing and tax policies and be left to clean up the mess.
Gen Z aren’t voting left or right, they want to smash the system
Young constituents are not primarily animated by “wokeism” or culture wars. Their grievances are material – housing, jobs, and living standards.
March
Productivity problem empowers populist right
We had better get our act together in Australia or we may court the kind of poisonous politics wreaking havoc in the United States and across Europe.
Baby boomers are adding to the ‘inheritocracy’. And that’s a problem
Inheriting is becoming nearly as important as working. That is dangerous for capitalism and society.
Delve into details before voting for Dutton’s nuclear vision
Readers’ letters on the true costs of atomic energy, gender pay gaps, the green light for ConocoPhillips’ gas plan, leadership qualities, and housing affordability.
February
Melbourne’s ‘biggest eyesore’ could be targeted in housing blitz
Victorian Planning Minister Sonya Kilkenny says a disused former Cancer Council building in the heart of Melbourne could be cleared for development into new homes.
Victoria must give up ‘ideological attachment’ to apartments: Metricon
Victoria will continue to miss housing targets until it realises Millennials and migrants want detached homes, not inner-city apartments, Metricon chief executive Brad Duggan says.
Major parties’ housing policies will trap young buyers in lemons
A glut of entry-level housing could deny first home buyers the sort capital gains that made their parents wealthy.
The Property Council’s vampire mortgage controls
The housing lobby’s bizarre new idea suggests a profound identity crisis.
Home in ‘last affordable frontier’ goes for $760,000
Price growth may be slowing in this city, but some market niches are booming – precisely because other levels have priced buyers out.
Home loan demand rises as buyers ready for rate cut
Hopeful home buyers are preparing for lower interest rates as early as next week by arranging financing in larger numbers.
CBA’s Comyn says student debt tweak helps but housing supply is key
The bank CEO was echoed by HECS architect Bruce Chapman, who said Jim Chalmers’ changes made sense but fixing home affordability required more residences.