This paper presents evidence on shortages of social and affordable rental housing, outlines key New South Wales and Australian government initiatives, and summarises recent policy recommendations.

The 2023 Rental Affordability Snapshot examined over 45,000 rental listings across Australia and found that affordability has crashed to record lows.

Renters in Brisbane, Australia, particularly those on low incomes, are continuing to face the dual challenges of extremely limited availability and lack of affordability of rental housing. This report aims to document the lived experience of those on a low income who have no choice but to compete for these few properties.

The Climateworks team undertook an extensive literature review of a range of academic and grey literature to examine existing definitions for zero carbon buildings. This information was collated and qualitatively examined to uncover key themes across the sources.

This independent review undertook a critical assessment of the system for testing and certifying construction products and how the system could be strengthened to provide confidence that construction products are safe and perform as labelled and marked.