Briefs

The Australian Government’s 2026 national housing and homelessness plan, Homes for Australia, is framed around six priorities.  

The third is ‘making renting fairer and more affordable so renters can live in security and plan for the future’.

The Australian Government’s 2026 national housing and homelessness plan, Homes for Australia, is framed around six priorities.

The second is ‘levelling the playing field for first home buyers so more Australians can own a home’.

The Australian Government’s 2026 national housing and homelessness plan, Homes for Australia, is framed around six priorities.

The first is ‘building the homes Australia needs so housing becomes more affordable’.

This AHURI Brief provides an overview of the current policy landscape, outlining measures targeting housing supply, affordability and access, social and affordable housing, homelessness, rental affordability, remote and Indigenous housing, and the construction workforce. Measures announced in the 2026 Federal Budget are marked with an *.

Across many aspects of housing in Australia, gender-based disadvantage can be seen.

It appears across research on migrants’ experiences, shared equity, property technology, data collection and social housing.

For International Women’s Day 2026, this AHURI Brief highlights recent research showing how gender inequalities are intensifying the impact of Australia’s ongoing housing crisis.