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  1. Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament
    By Lucy MacDonald

    A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/tas

    #HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TourismandLeisureIndustry #LucyMacDonald

  2. Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament
    By Lucy MacDonald

    A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/tas

    #HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TourismandLeisureIndustry #LucyMacDonald

  3. Visitor tax on short-stay accommodation dies in Tasmanian parliament
    By Lucy MacDonald

    A Tasmanian government push to introduce a visitor tax on short-stay accommodation has been defeated in the state's upper house with Labor and multiple independents voting it down.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-09/tas

    #HousingPolicy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #TourismandLeisureIndustry #LucyMacDonald

  4. Court ruling clears way for 124-home Byron Shire development
    By Hannah Ross

    Opponents of a controversial housing development in northern New South Wales will have a week to appeal a Federal Court ruling before excavators start digging up the site.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/wal

    #RegionalDevelopmentandPlanning #EnvironmentalPolicy #Activism #HousingPolicy #EndangeredandProtectedSpecies #HannahRoss

  5. Concerns new west Melbourne housing too close to pokies
    By Richard Willingham

    Deer Park residents are worried a plan to build 500 homes on the doorstep of pubs with high poker machine gambling losses will be a "potential social housing disaster".

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/dee

    #Gambling #PublicHousing #HousingPolicy #RichardWillingham

  6. A $3.4b collapse exposes the mess of our housing industry
    By Alan Kohler

    The collapse of Bathla is a disaster for the national housing supply and affordability project: its now-stalled pipeline of 14,000 apartments represents about 18.5 per cent of new housing stock to be built in NSW this year.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-07/bat

    #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #AlanKohler

  7. The ACT's 99-year leases are expiring — what does that mean for home owners?
    By Niki Burnside

    The ACT is the only jurisdiction in Australia that operates under a leasehold system, meaning every home owner is actually a lessor. With the first of those leases coming up for renewal, there are questions about the leasing system's origin and ongoing relevance.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/99-

    #HousingPolicy #NikiBurnside

  8. 300-plus homes stalled as SA Water battles 'severe constraints'
    By George Yankovich

    A major housing development in a fast-growing South Australian region has been put on hold due to what the housing minister has described as the state's "severely constrained" water system.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-06/kad

    #HousingPolicy #Utilities #WaterSupply #GeorgeYankovich

  9. Housing affordability hits all-time low despite falling property prices
    By Daniel Ziffer

    Housing affordability has fallen to the lowest rate on record, with households earning a typical income only able to afford around one in every 10 properties sold across the country in the last financial year.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-05/hou

    #PropertyPrices #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #HousingPolicy #DanielZiffer

  10. Breaking: Bathla creditors' meeting hears company owes $3.4 billion
    By Lin Lin

    Bathla Group owes known creditors about $3.4 billion, including $3.08 billion to secured lenders, according to preliminary figures presented at the company's first creditors' meeting.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/bat

    #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #Businesses #LinLin

  11. Sydney developer admits renting 'affordable' apartment to staffer
    By Pat McGrath and Kate Ashton

    A Sydney property developer admits to allowing a staff member to live in one of its north-shore affordable housing properties, in an apparent breach of planning conditions now under investigation by the local council.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-04/dev

    #RentalHousing #UrbanDevelopmentandPlanning #HousingPolicy #PatMcGrath #KateAshton

  12. Chalmers can't avoid questions on house prices, Marles learns from melon saga
    By Courtney Gould

    This week in Canberra the treasurer was grilled over the economy, the Coalition finally released its tobacco excise plan and Richard Marles gave the Trump administration a very low risk present.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/hou

    #GovernmentandPolitics #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #FederalGovernment #Budget #MonetaryPolicy #Tax #EconomicTrendsandIndicators #Industry #Superannuation #HousingPolicy #CourtneyGould

  13. Lifelong renters face 'looming crisis' as they reach retirement
    By Cindy Wockner and Kathryn Robinson

    More people are edging towards retirement as "forever renters". They are making tough decisions about work, where to live and how they will afford to retire.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-03/for

    #RentalHousing #RetirementPlanning #HousingPolicy #CindyWockner #KathrynRobinson

  14. Crackdown on alleged misuse of housing contract sunset clauses in SA

    Legislation to stop homebuyers being left high and dry by developers misusing sunset clauses in contracts will soon be introduced to SA parliament, the state government says.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-09-01/cra

    #HousingConstructionIndustry #StateandTerritoryGovernment #HousingPolicy

  15. As the housing crisis changes way we live, is multi-generational the answer?
    By Daniel Miles and Kathryn Robinson

    For generations, moving out meant finding your own place. But rising house prices, tight rental markets and the cost-of-living crunch are prompting some to rethink that traditional move.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-30/mod

    #Family #HousingPolicy #HousingConstructionIndustry #CostofLiving #DanielMiles #KathrynRobinson

  16. ACT Greens call for bond transfer scheme to end stress for moving renters
    By Madeleine Rojahn

    The ACT Greens say the current system where som renters must pay for an extra bond before their old one is returned has made moving home unaffordable for many Canberrans.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-28/can

    #RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #MadeleineRojahn

  17. Surge in families renting puts more children at risk of housing insecurity
    By Michael Janda

    There has been a 20 per cent jump in Australian children growing up in rental households this century, with this group facing an average of six moves by aged 14, according to a new research paper.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-27/mor

    #HousingPolicy #RentalHousing #PropertyPrices #Children #MichaelJanda

  18. Hobart council advances ban on full-home short stays
    By Jessica Moran

    Hobart City Council has voted to advance strict new limits on whole-home short stays. The plan, which aims to protect long-term rentals, will now go to the state planning body for final approval.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/hob

    #HousingPolicy #TourismandLeisureIndustry #TravelandTourism #JessicaMoran

  19. Custom home gives outback family 'billion-dollar view'
    By Victoria Ellis

    Warumungu man Norman Frank Jupurrurla, who grew up in a tin shed, says his family's new Tennant Creek home makes him feel like he is where he is supposed to be.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-26/wil

    #HousingPolicy #PublicHousing #VictoriaEllis

  20. 'Buy a tent': Single mother turned away by crisis services
    By Isabella Garrido

    A single mother of four says she was told to "buy a tent and find somewhere to pitch it" after reaching out to every housing service in her region for help.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-25/sin

    #Homelessness #RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #IsabellaGarrido

  21. National rental prices rise to half average Australian income
    By Liana Walker

    Housing advocacy group Everybody's Home says renting a unit now costs more than half the median take-home pay of a single worker in every Australian capital city.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/eve

    #RentalHousing #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #HousingPolicy #LianaWalker

  22. Pressure on short-stay sector grows as councils powerless to enforce caps
    By Miriah Davis

    City of Sydney Deputy Mayor Jess Miller warns there is nothing preventing short-term accommodation investors from exploiting new developments earmarked for NSW.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/nsw

    #HousingPolicy #SocialProblems #MiriahDavis

  23. Gold Coast council takes housing affordability ruling to High Court, warning of statewide impacts
    By Dominic Cansdale

    Gold Coast City Council is taking its fight over whether luxury apartments can improve "housing choice and affordability" to the High Court.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/hig

    #HousingPolicy #DominicCansdale

  24. Outlook worsens for government to meet 1.2 million houses promise
    By Jake Evans

    Government advisors extend their outlook on when 1.2 million homes will be built, as developers, builders and investors wait to see whether the housing market will settle or fall further.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-21/tim

    #HousingConstructionIndustry #HousingPolicy #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #Budget #JakeEvans

  25. Unions push for renters to be guaranteed two-year lease
    By Holly Tregenza

    The ACTU wants all renters to have access to a two-year lease, and says the government should turn to modular buildings to significantly increase public housing stock.

    abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/two

    #HousingPolicy #RentalHousing #FederalGovernment #FederalParliament #HollyTregenza