Summary
Topics are assigned during statement analysis and linked to party platform policies. Statements tagged as Other are also matched by content keywords. Use this page to trace how parties and members engage with housing policy areas.
Australian Labor Party
Labor’s current settings include the Housing Australia Future Fund for social/affordable supply, the Australian Government 5% Deposit Scheme (expanded from Oct 2025 with no place/income caps but price caps), Help to Buy shared equity, and Commonwealth Rent Assistance for eligible payment recipients. However, recent statements from Andrew Leigh indicate a shift away from allowing access to superannuation for housing, citing concerns over rising house prices and impacts on retirement savings.
Australian Labor Party
Increase social and affordable housing supply, support first-home buyers, and reform planning to deliver more homes, while critically assessing the impact of accessing superannuation on housing prices and retirement savings.
Australian Greens
Implement nationwide rent caps, build more public and community housing, and reform negative gearing.
Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal platform material emphasises increasing housing supply through planning and approval reform, supporting first-home buyers, and relying primarily on private construction rather than large public build funds, while also highlighting concerns about the long-term financial impacts of Labor's policies on families and small businesses.
Pauline Hanson's One Nation
One Nation’s housing policy focuses on reducing demand by cutting immigration levels and banning foreign ownership of Australian properties. They have indicated opposition to Labor's capital gains tax (CGT) discount for foreign investors while suggesting a more supportive stance towards CGT concessions for Australians. They have not specified positions on programs like the Commonwealth Rent Assistance (CRA), Help to Buy, or the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF).
A big novel about brutality, identity, parents and what it means to be gay in Jamaica in the 1980s and 1990s.…
Thanks for all the chats at the Perth CBD mobile office on Murray Street. City workers, TAFE and ECU students…
All of us know what a cesspit social media and online gaming can be. Every single parent in the country is wo…
Labor want to punish everyone over 65. We will fight to protect the health rebate they currently receive. http…
Higher unemployment, higher inflation, higher interest rates, fewer homes, fewer mortgages to owner occupiers…
Why is our government making changes to trusts? Because nurses, teachers, aged care workers and other wage e…
A treat to meet Canberra's Michael Blasch (landscape gardening) and Raman Badekar (heavy vehicle technology) a…
I do not support the death penalty, and live streaming an execution is utterly abhorrent. #auspol https://t.co…
Australia is one economy, but businesses can still face eight different sets of rules. We’re cutting red tape…
Housing construction lower than under Coalition, figures show https://t.co/VmbmLOfRIK
Labor’s migration surge is putting enormous pressure on housing, infrastructure and essential services while m…
On October 7, we remember those killed by Hamas’ horrific terror attacks on Israel, including Australian Galit…
No more nasty surprise at the checkout. Labor has scrapped card surcharges and cut the credit-card interchan…
The pedalling of 95% mortgages by the Labor Party without any warnings or disclaimer is one of the greatest cr…
“It was always the women, and above all the young ones, who were the most bigoted adherents of the Party, the…
Sad Even sadder is the fact that despite One Nation members of parliament repeatedly warning the Albanese Lab…
Imagine peddling 95% mortgages while secretly planning to hike taxes & destroy value in those same homes.…
Labor’s reckless free for all and housing taxes have created an avoidable housing nightmare. https://t.co/4…
Before 1980 were there storms, cyclones, droughts, floods, heatwaves, tornadoes, …? Yes. Of course In Austra…
Card surcharges are gone. We’re making prices clearer and cutting the cap on credit-card interchange fees from…
95% mortgages were peddled by these fools without any warnings or disclosures. Reckless. Incompetent. https:…
After almost 5 years of Labor’s housing policy, it’s clear their high tax, high inflation, high corruption and…
Housing in Australia is really tough. A year ago today, we opened up the 5% deposit program to all first home…
Labor has driven housing to new lows of intergenerational unfairness. https://t.co/ZeOyt0CH2f
Chalmers says he’s made housing “fairer”. We’ve never had so much inflation, tax or red tape. I’d hate to see…
16TH RATE RISE UNDER LABOR. The average mortgage is now $30,000 a year more. Grocery and energy prices are th…
Chalmers says he’s making housing “fairer”. If 16 rate hikes is fair, I’d hate to see unfair. https://t.co/elR…
It’s amazing that Jim Chalmers did a PHD on Paul Keating but didn’t read the bit where his 1985-87 negative ge…
Australians are struggling with mortgages, rent, groceries and fuel. Meanwhile, Albo is swanning around the wo…
No divergences for this topic.
Policy Blog
13 Sept 2026·6 Sept – 13 Sept
This week, the focus on Australia's housing crisis intensified as political leaders addressed affordability and accessibility issues.
6 Sept 2026·30 Aug – 6 Sept
This week, economic challenges and leadership perceptions shape Australian political discourse.
30 Aug 2026·23 Aug – 30 Aug
This week's policy blog delves into the critical issue of housing and the shifting dynamics in leadership approval ratings among key political figures.
23 Aug 2026·16 Aug – 23 Aug
This week, the focus on housing affordability intensifies as political parties grapple with solutions amidst rising costs.
16 Aug 2026·13 July – 20 July
This week, the ongoing housing crisis has dominated federal politics, with major parties debating their roles and responsibilities.
13 Aug 2026·6 Aug – 13 Aug
This week, we explore the ongoing housing crisis and its implications for Australian society.
Looking for past Sunday briefings? Open the email archive.