Publications Archives - Shelter (National)

Renting into retirement: a national policy factsheet

Oley Media — Tue, 19 May 2026 06:53:04 +0000

Over the last 20 years, however, housing affordability has worsened and homeownership rates have been falling. Renting is increasingly becoming a destination tenure, rather than a stepping stone to homeownership, especially for those on lower incomes. While currently older people still make up the majority of homeowners, young to mid-age cohorts are delaying home purchase

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Submission to the Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee Inquiry

Oley Media — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:32:50 +0000

National Shelter recognises that the Defence divestment program affects multiple sites across Australia. While this submission uses Victoria Barracks as a detailed case study, our approach is principles-based and is intended to be applied across all sites, where appropriate, based on a range of factors. In practice, each site will need to be assessed on

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Submission to Streamlining and modernising the National Construction Code (NCC)

Oley Media — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 23:17:33 +0000

National Shelter welcomes the Australian Government’s inquiry into streamlining and modernising the National Construction Code (NCC). We support the goal of improving productivity, usability, and national consistency without weakening minimum standards that protect safety, accessibility, and energy efficiency. We believe housing, particularly social and affordable housing, is essential social infrastructure. The NCC must therefore balance

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Pre Budget Submission 2026-2027

Oley Media — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 05:04:37 +0000

Australia’s housing system faces persistent and structural challenges, elevated rents, rising homelessness, and a chronic shortage of social and affordable housing. These issues undermine productivity, exacerbate inequality, and increase pressure on the federal budget. The 2026–27 Federal Budget offers a crucial moment for Treasury to champion reforms that advance housing justice, housing security and affordability

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Submission to the ACNC Consultation on the Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement: Charities’ Provision of Housing

Oley Media — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 05:19:35 +0000

National Shelter welcomes the opportunity to respond to the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission’s (ACNC) Consultation on the Commissioner’s Interpretation Statement (CIS) on the provision of housing by charities. As Australia’s peak housing advocacy body, we strongly support the ACNC’s efforts to clarify and modernise the framework for charitable housing, ensuring it stays responsive to

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National Shelter’s Submission to the Inquiry into the Operation of the Capital Gains Tax Discount: Reforming Capital Gains Tax for housing justice and intergenerational equity

Oley Media — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 02:50:00 +0000

National Shelter welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Select Committee on theOperation of the Capital Gains Tax (CGT) Discount. National Shelter is a non-government peak organisation that aims to improve housing access,affordability, appropriateness, safety and security for people living on lower incomes. Given our focus and expertise on housing, this submission will

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The Rental Report: A 2-year performance report on the progress of A Better Deal for Renters

Oley Media — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 05:44:32 +0000

The latest report from the National Association of Renters’ Organisations (NARO) and National Shelter indicates that in the two years since National Cabinet promised a “Better Deal for Renters”, most governments have failed to deliver meaningful reforms. We believe the experience of renting should be consistent across all states and territories, especially as Australia’s renting

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2025 Submission to the Economic Reform Roundtable

Oley Media — Tue, 19 Aug 2025 01:27:43 +0000

National Shelter welcomes the opportunity to contribute to the Economic Reform Roundtable 2025 and commends the Treasurer’s leadership in convening this vital national conversation. Australia’s housing crisis is a major barrier to productivity and economic resilience. It disproportionately affects people living on low incomes, younger and older individuals, those with disabilities, women and children escaping

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2025 Policy Platform Priorities

Oley Media — Thu, 06 Mar 2025 23:02:33 +0000

Australia is in the midst of a housing crisis. Those who are the most adversely affected are living on low incomes, younger or older and single, living with disability, women and children escaping domestic violence and First Nations peoples. We acknowledge the housing policies, commitment and investment from the Commonwealth Government in recent years but

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National Shelter Policy Platform

Oley Media — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 22:42:00 +0000

Over past decades Australia has entrenched a deep housing crisis. The cost of renting or buying a home is out of reach for low and even middle income Australians. Record low vacancy rates in the rental market are supercharging price increases, and pushing people into homelessness.

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