Housing security
Report
Closing the gender gap in housing
Women and gender minority people often face disproportionate barriers to housing security across all life stages. This report outlines the findings and recommendations from a cross-sectoral consultation process. It presents a practical roadmap for embedding a gender lens in housing investment, policy and program decisions across Australia.
Strategy
Homes for Australia: a national plan
The federal government’s comprehensive $47 billion plan to rebuild Australia’s housing system. It identifies policy levers at the Commonwealth, state and territory, and local government levels. The plan sets out six priorities for further reform and directs future housing and homelessness investment.
Report
Rental affordability snapshot: Southern Queensland 2026
This snapshot highlights the lived experience of those on low incomes in southern Queensland, trying to find a home that is both affordable and appropriate. The findings continue to expose an alarming trend in the private rental market. It found there were no affordable and appropriate rental properties for households on income support with children.
Report
State of the housing system: 2026
This report provides an independent assessment of current housing system conditions in Australia and the factors shaping outcomes for households. It brings together data, analysis and stakeholder insights to support informed decision-making and to identify where policy settings can be strengthened to improve supply, affordability and access. Six priority areas for housing reform are outlined.
Report
A framework for the future of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing in Australia
The final report from an inquiry into developing a long-term governance and resource framework for sustainable and effective Indigenous housing. It provides an overview of the inquiry and its findings, a vision for the future of Indigenous housing, recommendations for a National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Housing Strategy framework, and a pathway to system...