Media Releases by The Hon Julie Collins MP
Delivering more homes for Australia
The Albanese Labor Government’s Homes for Australia plan will deliver significant new funding across the country to build more homes with a new national housing…
Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council meeting
The Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) was held on 31 May 2024. The Ministerial Council welcomed the Hon Felix Ellis, the new Tasmanian…
New standards to better support victim-survivors in community housing
The Community Housing Industry Association (CHIA) today launched its Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) Standards and Toolkit, a sector-led initiative to help the community housing…
Homes for Australia Plan: Delivering more homes for Australians
The Albanese Labor Government is turbocharging the construction of new homes across the country – building more homes for home buyers, more homes for renters…
Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council meeting
The Housing and Homelessness Council (Ministerial Council) met at Australian Parliament House in Canberra and online on 25 March 2024 for an out of session…
Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council meeting
The Housing and Homelessness Council (Ministerial Council) met on 23 February 2024. Ministers acknowledged the significant work underway by both the Commonwealth and all states…
Albanese Labor Government funding to deliver new homes for Aboriginal Elders in South Australia
The Albanese Labor Government is partnering with the South Australian Labor Government to deliver 40 culturally-appropriate homes in Adelaide for Aboriginal elders. The independent living…
Boosting supported housing supply in Tasmania
The Shorewell Park Building for Family Based Care opens today, providing more supported accommodation for Tasmanians who need it most. The new complex of four…
Energy upgrades to ease cost of living for Tasmania’s social housing residents
The Albanese and Rockliff Governments are delivering long-term cost of living savings to more than 1,600 Tasmanian households, with a $16.6 million partnership for energy…
Applications open for historic new housing investment
Applications open today for the first round of funding for social and affordable homes under the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and the…
Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council meeting
The Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council (Ministerial Council) met at Australian Parliament House in Canberra on 20 November 2023. The Ministerial Council welcomed new ministers…
Energy upgrades to ease cost of living pressures for social housing residents
More Canberrans will enjoy the benefits of energy-efficient homes with a $35.2 million partnership to upgrade over 5,000 public homes across the national capital. Most…
Australians have their say on the future of housing
Hundreds of Australians have already taken the opportunity to have their say on the future of housing as the Albanese Government continues development of the…
Start of Housing Australia Future Fund
The Albanese Government has delivered on its commitment to Australians with tomorrow marking the start of the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund. The Housing…
First Social Housing Accelerator in Riverwood
More people in New South Wales will have access to their own home with a $6.2 million redevelopment of residential dwellings in Riverwood – the…
Landmark housing legislation passes the Parliament
The Albanese Labor Government’s landmark legislation to deliver the single biggest investment in affordable and social housing in more than a decade has passed the…
Delivering on the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund
The Albanese Government is set to deliver the single biggest investment in social and affordable housing in more than a decade, with welcome new support…
Shaping Australia’s National Housing and Homelessness Plan
The Albanese Labor Government is continuing to implement its ambitious housing reform agenda, today taking a significant step forward in the development of a new…
New accessible and inclusive homes for Tasmanians with disability
New accessible and inclusive homes for Tasmanians with disability The Minister for Housing Julie Collins today unveiled three new purpose-built social housing dwellings in New…
Innovative trial to boost opportunities for people in social housing
The Albanese Labor Government will partner with the NSW Minns Government on a targeted approach to connect people receiving social housing assistance with education, training,…
Albanese Government delivers immediate $2 billion for accelerated social housing program
Today the Albanese Government announces a new $2 billion Social Housing Accelerator to deliver thousands of new social homes across Australia. This investment will build…
Critical new investment in social and affordable rental homes
The Albanese Government will help deliver more social and affordable rental homes across Australia with an additional $2 billion in financing now available from 1 July…
$32 million partnership to deliver more social and affordable homes in North Parramatta
A new $32 million partnership between the Federal and NSW Governments will help deliver new social and affordable homes for more than 100 people in…
More than 50,000 Australians helped into home ownership
The Albanese Government has helped more than 50,000 Australians into home ownership in the 12 months since the election. This includes more than 6,000 Australians through the Regional…
Billions to boost housing and affordability
The Albanese Government’s second Budget will enable billions of dollars of investment in new social and affordable housing, incentivise new long-term rentals and provide additional…