How can Australians get a fair go at housing?
Improving housing is the top priority for the community
In AMPLIFY’s national poll, 95% of people rated the housing crisis as a top priority issue for the Australian people. The community has also told us it's the top issue where they want to have a greater role.
The impact of this housing crisis is significant, and it’s hitting Australians hard. It’s affecting everyone from young professionals renting to new families seeking secure housing to raise their kids. From women fleeing domestic violence to retired Australians trying to age well in place.
Bold, meaningful reform is stuck.
There is no shortage of attempts to improve housing, over several decades, by governments, as well as industry and community players. However, so far, the changes made haven’t come close to addressing the scale and complexity of the issue.
The kinds of changes needed have never had sufficient and enduring public support and there has been no genuine attempt to identify if and where consensus could exist. And we want to help change this, now.
We’re bringing the community together to find a level of consensus, or as we call it, uncommon ground, to spark change and help Australians get a fair go at housing.
Reforms are needed to make change
Housing problems are complex and the mechanisms for improvement are fragmented across governments, private and non-profit sectors.
Our National Housing AMPLIFICATION focuses on six key reform areas with the strongest evidence of impact, but we're also welcoming discussion and ideas on other intersecting policy areas.
The six reform areas and those responsible for them are:
- Land use planning regulations and administration influenced by State, Territory and Local Governments.
- Construction industry capacity influenced by residential developers, building and construction industry practice, and Governments’ wider infrastructure commitments, immigration and skills policies.
- Tax treatment of housing by Federal, State and Territory Governments.
- Access to finance influenced by the Reserve Bank of Australia, financial regulators, and financial services sector practices.
- Social and affordable housing stock influenced by Federal, State and Territory Governments’ level of investment, and construction and community housing sector capacity and practices.
- Tenancy regulation and support influenced by Federal, State and Territory Governments and industry standards, and behaviours relating to the rights and obligations of both renters and landlords
How can I get involved?
Have a look around the site, find out how to become a member here, or put your hat in the ring to be selected to participate in the first national AMPLIFICATION event on housing, to be held in February 2025.
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The more of us that AMPLIFY, the sooner we’ll find our uncommon ground.
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