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Policy

Federal and state housing policy and regulation.

Developers warn planning delays are restricting new housing supply

Industry submissions to the Victorian reform panel put the average assessment time for apartment projects at 14 months.

Tom Brennan/25 August 2026/5 min read

PolicyOpinion

Opinion: the standard reading of first home buyer data confuses a compositional shift with an affordability improvement.

James Whitmore/20 Aug · 6:30am

Construction capacity, not funding, is the binding constraint on the current social housing programme.

Tom Brennan/17 Aug · 8:00am