The housing affordability crisis across OECD countries reflects a persistent mismatch between supply and demand. Expanding affordable and social rental housing is central to addressing these challenges. This brief proposes that policymakers can act along two complementary tracks to ease short-term pressures while laying the groundwork for a more inclusive housing market over the long...

This research note examines how the global Iran energy crisis has impacted on the Australian economy, and how its effects are likely to play out across the remainder of 2026. Utilising the most up-to-date economic indicators, it tracks crisis effects across energy prices, inflation, business activity, household spending and the labour market.

Sydney experienced its largest housing supply expansion on record in 2018–19, but research indicates that its impact on housing prices was small relative to other price drivers. This housing supply boom was primarily large apartment buildings. While prices were in decline when these buildings were being completed, this data shows they were sold years before.

Snowy 2.0 is the largest committed renewable energy project in Australia in 2026. The audit’s objective was to assess the effectiveness of management in the delivery of Snowy 2.0 in support of achieving value for money. It finds that the delivery of the project is facing delays, cost increases and problems with delivery.