Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of a new report which recommends ways to enhance housing supply and affordability. The…
The Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor and the Member for Griffith Kevin Rudd today officially opened Brisbane Common Ground, an innovative development providing…
BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Thank you very much for coming, this is a very important day today. This is the formal opening of Common Ground in Brisbane,…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the initial findings of what is thought to be a world-first study tracking the lives of…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor has visited an innovative homelessness project in Berlin which is providing housing and support to some of Germany’s…
E&OE TONY EASTLEY: The Federal Government doesn’t know if it’s on course to meet its target to cut the homelessness rate by 20 per cent…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor has visited the Finnish capital Helsinki to see first-hand how the country has halved homelessness over the past…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thank you very much firstly. Can I also acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we meet and pay my…
***CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY*** Thanks for your kind introduction and for inviting me to open the Third National Affordable Housing Exchange. This is a very good…
**Check Against Delivery** It’s a great pleasure to be here today, representing my Cabinet colleague Jenny Macklin. Minister Macklin is very sorry that she could…
The Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and the Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Brendan O’Connor today welcomed the release of…
New research showing how housing instability affects children’s development reaffirms the fundamental need for a safe and stable home for all children, Minister for Housing…
BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Well I’ve just been talking to the Housing Industry Association about housing. It’s a very important sector of our economy, it employs many,…
REPORTER: For over 25 years Melbourne youth and street worker Les Twentyman’s been dealing with those people society ignores: the homeless, the addicted and the…
More than 8,600 affordable rental homes have been built across the nation under the Gillard Government’s National Rental Affordability Scheme (NRAS) – with about 1,150…
Almost 5,000 new homes will be more affordable in Port Macquarie thanks to the Gillard Government’s Building Better Regional Cities program. Port Macquarie-Hastings Council will…
A new housing development in Ballina Shire will be ready seven years ahead of schedule thanks to a $4.5 million grant under the Gillard Government’s…
HOST: Joining us now is the federal Minister for Small Business, Brendan O’Connor. He’s just finished a breakfast function in Ballina. Thank-you very much for…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today visited the Gladstone Heritage Retirement Village where new homes for older Australians are being delivered through the…
BRENDAN O’CONNOR: Well look, firstly, it’s fantastic to be in Gladstone and it’s great to be at this very successful business, Haircutters. I’ve been speaking…
Minister for Housing and Homelessness Brendan O’Connor today launched a federally-funded online tool to help south east Queenslanders make a more informed decision about housing.…
The Gillard Government has exceeded its target of delivering more affordable rental homes for vulnerable Australians under its Social Housing Initiative (SHI) with 17,800 homes…
The Gillard Government has exceeded its target of delivering more affordable rental homes for vulnerable Australians under its Social Housing Initiative (SHI) with 17,800 homes…
The Gillard Government has exceeded its target of delivering more affordable rental homes for vulnerable Australians under its Social Housing Initiative (SHI) with 17,800 homes…
The Gillard Government has exceeded its target of delivering more affordable rental homes for vulnerable Australians under its Social Housing Initiative (SHI) with 17,800 homes…