The multi-million-dollar tourist hotspot where locals can't afford to live
By Caroline Horn
A tourist hotspot with skyrocketing rents, low rental vacancies and a dearth of public housing, has found a way to help find homes for those who can't afford to live in their own region.
#RentalHousing #PublicHousing #HousingPolicy #Homelessness #RegionalCommunities #CarolineHorn
Parton says Canberrans are 'more vulnerable' after budget's release
By Adam Shirley
The Canberra Liberals and the ACT Greens issue their responses to the ACT budget, criticising the government's fiscal plan, principally around cost of living, transport and overall management of the territory's finances.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-12/act-budget-reply-canberra-liberals-greens/106791364
Consumer watchdog warns real estate agents must not misrepresent homes
By Peta Doherty
Real estate agents selling homes must not misrepresent information about the builder or serious defects, SA's consumer watchdog has said, after eight builders were hit with public warning notices over their conduct in the state.
#HousingConstructionIndustry #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #BusinessandIndustryRegulation #HousingPolicy #PetaDoherty
First home buyers left scrambling as stamp duty exemption ends
By Georgia Hogge
Tasmania's free stamp duty scheme for first home buyers expires at the end of this month, leaving some in an anxious wait to settle before the cut off.
#HousingPolicy #ConstructionandRealEstateIndustry #GeorgiaHogge
Council plan would make whole-home short-stays off limits for 20k homes
By Monty Jacka
A fresh proposal from the Hobart City Council would block about 90 per cent of the city's homes from being wholly converted into short-stay accommodation. The plan is the latest chapter in a long-running push to rein in the number of rentals being lost to platforms such as Airbnb.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-11/hobart-city-council-resurrects-short-stay-ban/106780270
#HousingPolicy #LocalGovernment #TravelandTourism #GovernmentPolicy #MontyJacka
A fresh proposal from the Hobart City Council would block about 90 per cent of the city's homes from being wholly converted into short-stay accommodation. The plan is the latest chapter in a long-running push to rein in the number of rentals being lost to platforms such as Airbnb.
The ACT budget papers are out. Here are the five key takeaways
By Monte Bovill
This year's ACT budget reveals rates will increase for most Canberra home owners, along with the territory's deficit, but the controversial health levy introduced last year will be ditched.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-10/key-takeaways-from-act-budget/106780298
#Budget #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #HousingPolicy #Health #Tax #MonteBovill
Gold Coast mayor questions axing of more than 500 affordable homes
By Claudia Williams
Gold Coast mayor Tom Tate wants to see more affordable homes after more than 500 were axed from a new development.
'It's gone': ACT government says it will abolish stamp duty for first home buyers
By Elise Pianegonda and Monte Bovill
Today's ACT budget will deliver measures to make the territory the first Australian jurisdiction to remove stamp duty for all first home buyers, the government says.
Five mattresses on the floor as families wait months for repairs
By Briana Fiore and Bill Ormonde
Delays in maintenance repairs, including mould removal, are forcing families to sleep on mattresses in living rooms, adding to overcrowding pressures in remote homes.
#PublicHousing #RentalHousing #HousingPolicy #IndigenousAustralians #IndigenousPolicy #MentalWellbeing #BrianaFiore #BillOrmonde
The ACT wants 26,000 new homes built in the next five years. Here's what that looks like
By Penny Travers
The ACT government describes its land release and housing supply program as "ambitious" but "achievable". So what are these 26,000 homes going to look like, and where are they going to be built?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-06-09/act-government-land-release-housing-suppy-plan/106775294
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