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Vinnies calls for reform of Capital Gains Tax
The St Vincent de Paul Society is urging the Albanese Government to reform the Capital Gains Tax discount to create a fairer, more equitable tax system and help address Australia’s housing crisis.
Renters to remain under financial pressure for years to come
Renters across the country will remain under financial pressure for years to come as Australia fails to build enough new houses. Source: The Australian.
Rental crisis spreading from the cities to regional areas
Australia’s brutal rental crisis is spreading, with unaffordable areas moving from the cities to regional parts of the country. Source: News.com.au.
Government pledges to boost housing rollout
The Albanese Government will deliver 21,000 new social and affordable homes in its largest tranche yet of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund, despite less than 1000 homes having already been constructed. Source: The Australian.
New ACT law will make housing a human right
Access to adequate housing will become a human right in the ACT in a nation-leading expansion of the territory’s rights law that the bill’s architect said amounted to a “paradigm shift”. Source: Canberra Times.
Calls to tweak tax rules to reduce NDIS costs and give participants more options
New tax rules could encourage more accommodation options for Australians living with a disability and reduce the cost of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, according to a new report. Source: ABC News.
Housing issue to dominate talks at Economic Roundtable
Housing will dominate discussion at the Economic Reform Roundtable this morning, with ministers, business leaders and conservationists all under pressure to solve the wicked problem of building more homes without trashing the environment. Source: ABC News.
Loreto Community Housing blessed and ready to fulfil mission
The blessing of the Loreto Community Housing office in Bridgewater, Hobart, was another significant moment in the unfolding story of Hobart Archdiocese’s service of providing social and affordable housing to those in need.
New national report says rental crisis worsening
A new report by national housing campaign Everybody’s Home has laid bare Australia’s worsening rental crisis. Source: News.com.au.