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Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council meeting

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) met at the Australian Parliament House in Canberra on 3 May 2023. Ministers welcomed the New South…

Helping more Australians into home ownership

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Labor Government will help more Australians into home ownership sooner through a significant expansion of criteria for the Home Guarantee Scheme. Eligibility criteria…

Billions to boost social and affordable rental homes

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Labor Government is taking a number of actions in next month’s Budget to improve the supply of rental housing, including to support more…

Boost for Melbourne social and affordable housing

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The construction of three social and affordable apartment housing projects is on track to soon deliver more than 200 homes in metropolitan Melbourne. The homes…

Landmark housing legislation passes lower house

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Government’s landmark legislation to deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social housing in more than a decade has passed the House…

Landmark Housing Legislation Introduced to Parliament

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Government has today introduced a package of legislation to deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social housing in more than a…

Helping more Australians into homes

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Government is delivering the most significant housing reform agenda in a generation, so that more Australians will have a safe place to call home.…

New data shows importance of secure housing.

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

New data released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed a decrease in people returning to homelessness after securing housing.   …

Housing and Homelessness Ministers’ Meeting

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

Housing and Homelessness Ministers met on Friday 9 September 2022 to continue working together to address housing and homelessness challenges across Australia. Ministers held one minute silence…

More housing to help more Australian’s into work

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

The Albanese Government will unlock up to $575 million to deliver social and affordable housing following the Jobs and Skills Summit. The Government understands the…

A plan to address homelessness

Media Release by The Hon Julie Collins MP

With the launch of National Homelessness Week today, the Albanese Government is reaffirming its commitment to deliver an ambitious housing reform agenda, including a new…