Why 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.

This crisis has been developing for decades, yet public opinion has been divided on what to do about it. In the absence of sufficient consensus, successive governments of all sides have lacked the will for necessary bold reform. It’s causing:

• Australians unable to afford a home.
• An overpriced rental market that’s malfunctioning.
• A construction industry crippled by high material costs and labour shortage.
• Housing-related stress, emotional strain, and financial insecurity.
• Tens of thousands of homeless people across the country.
• Growing wealth inequality and strain on social cohesion.

Housing is not delivering for people right across the country. The dynamics vary according to each state, however, bold reform, driven by community, is required nationally.

That is why we at AMPLIFY are dedicated to giving Australians a greater voice in housing policy decisions, and putting power in the hands of the Australian people.

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.

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The more of us that AMPLIFY, the sooner we’ll find our uncommon ground.