Senate reports on housing affordability in Australia
On 14 February 2008 the Senate established a Select Committee on Housing Affordability to inquire into and report on the barriers to home ownership in Australia, including:
- the taxes and levies imposed by state and territory governments;
- the rate of release of new land by state and territory governments;
- proposed assistance for first home owners by state, territory and the Commonwealth governments and their effectiveness in the absence of increased supply;
- the role of all levels of government in facilitating affordable home ownership;
- the effect on the market of government intervention in the housing sector including planning and industrial relations laws;
- the role of financial institutions in home lending; and
- the contribution of home ownership to retirement incomes.
The Committee tabled its report to the Senate on 16 June 2008
To see A good house is hard to find: Housing affordability in Australia.- Senate Report go to:
www.aph.senate.gov.au/senate/committee/hsaf_ctee/report/index.htm
