Briefs

The Australian Government is developing a City Deals program that is modeled on the UK Government’s City Deal policy. As part of the first wave of its City Deals which it approved in 2012, the UK Government committed £2.3 billion to around 40 programs in eight cities spread over 30 years. But just what is a UK City Deal?

Although the total number of households in social housing (i.e. public, community and SOMIH housing) has increased over the last 10 years (from 375,038 in 2006 to 394,289 in 2016) the proportion of Australian households living in social housing has been falling.

Inclusionary zoning is a land use planning intervention by government that either mandates or creates incentives so that a proportion of a residential development includes a number of affordable housing dwellings.

What is a capital gains tax? When an investment property is sold for more than it cost to buy, the difference between the low buying and the high selling price is called a capital gain.

What is the NAHA and what are its objectives? The NAHA is an agreement between Australia’s Commonwealth, state and territory governments that commits to achieve the following outcomes: