of the economic inclusion advisory committee called for a substantial increase.
The last of these would come with a cost, because fewer Airbnbs would mean fewer tourism dollars and therefore fewer jobs, especially in regional areas. But it would be better than seeing families living in caravan parks, tents and cars. The Senate should pass the Albanese government’s housing Australia future fund bill so the country has a stream of funding to help increase our social housing stock in line with population growth.– and guarantee that the funding will flow irrespective of returns.
Australia has not built enough housing to meet the needs of its growing population. Construction is constrained by land-use planning rules that limit development in many inner and middle-ring suburbs.