Policy-makers worldwide are grappling with how to make housing more affordable. Governments deploy a range of housing policy instruments to pursue the aims of housing affordability, ownership accessibility, and economic efficiency. The authors study four such instruments in this paper.

In this report, the Committee proposes the need for a national approach to addressing the rental and housing affordability crisis. It emphasises the importance of Victoria working with the Commonwealth Government to clarify the aim of housing policies.

This research evaluates the Home Equity Access Scheme (HEAS) versus downsizing for older Australians, factoring in elements such as means tests, health expenditures, taxes and home maintenance.

The housing crisis in Australia has reached a critical juncture, marked by a growing divide between the demand for affordable and suitable housing and the available supply. This McKinnon Poll delves into public sentiment, housing priorities, trade-offs, the realities of renting, and the willingness of Australians to embrace change in their local communities.

The aim in this paper is to provide a full description of housing prices and rents across Australia from 1980 to the first quarter 2023, along with some second quarter data, and an informed explanation of these prices and rents along with major outcomes for households.