18 h. ago Tax, not supply behind housing crisis: Expert slams $45b property grab

Up to half the cost of building a new house in Australia is made up of property taxes. That must change says this property commentator.

Economics

19 h. ago Labor’s latest bid to fix housing crisis: $2 billion for states to build more homes

Labor will escalate its campaign on housing on Tuesday by revealing new details of its housing supply plan as the Coalition claims the government will miss its targets.

Economics

1 week ago Donald Trump’s shadow finally shifts off the federal campaign

Halfway through the campaign, the focus has moved to local issues, and there is no bigger issue affecting people across Sydney than the housing crisis.

Politics

1 week ago The week Donald Trump’s shadow finally shifted off the federal campaign

Halfway through the campaign, the focus has moved to local issues, and there is no bigger issue affecting people across Sydney than the housing crisis.

Politics

2 w. ago Silver bullet slogans are not going to fix our housing crisis

The policies put forward by Labor and the Coalition do not come close to meeting the scale and complexity of our challenge.

Events

2 w. ago We asked young Sydneysiders about Labor and the Coalition’s housing plans. They weren’t impressed

Young people who feel locked out of the property market say neither of the major parties’ strategies will help solve Sydney’s housing crisis.

Politics

2 w. ago ‘A pox on both your houses’: The lever that could be pulled to help housing crisis

Grattan Institute housing expert Brendan Coates says new housing policies vie for the first-home-buyer vote, but there’s one thing that could be done to address supply.

Events

2 w. ago Albanese and Dutton’s signature policies risk inflaming housing crisis

The two leaders drew swift criticism for promising tax breaks and deposit guarantees that could fuel demand for homes without doing enough for supply, prompting economists to warn of a surge in house prices.

Events