In a wealthy country like ours, everyone should have a secure home. 

Yet, we’re facing a housing crisis with entire generations of Australians locked out of home ownership. Meanwhile, Labor and the Liberals are handing out $176 billion in tax breaks to wealthy property investors. 

The Greens are the only party ready to stand up for renters, and back solutions that will put an end to this housing crisis. We’ve already delivered billions for social and community housing, and with a minority parliament predicted after the next election, we have a once in a generation chance to achieve genuine, meaningful change. 

We have a real plan to tackle the housing crisis, and not with half-measures. We’ll fix this broken system and unlock homeownership for millions of Australians by:

• Stopping unlimited rent increases: Limit increases to 2% every two years.
• Building public & affordable homes:  A government-owned developer to build good quality homes sold and rented at prices you can actually afford.
• Bringing down mortgages: Regulate the banks to deliver fairer, lower mortgages.
• Establishing a Renters Protection Authority: Establish a National Renters Protection Authority to enforce renters’ rights.
• Phasing out tax handouts going to wealthy property investors with more than one investment property – including negative gearing & the capital gains tax discount.
• Ending homelessness: offer every single one of the 37,800 people experiencing chronic homelessness across Australia access to a permanent home and wrap-around support services, with no strings attached

The Greens and I have passed every government housing bill through parliament, and secured life-changing improvements including $3.5 billion for public and community housing - that’s six times more than Labor planned to spend. In doing so, we’ve given renters a voice on the national stage, resulting in genuine positive shifts in renters rights across the country.

But we’re just getting started. In a minority government, the Greens will keep Dutton out and push Labor to take real action on the housing crisis. It’s time to stop tinkering around the edges of a broken system - let’s fix the housing crisis once and for all.