PowerHousing Australia’s CEO Nicholas Proud attended the Budget lockup in Canberra this afternoon. This is the Treasurer Jim Chalmers’ second Budget after the Budget update in October last year. A significant focus of this Budget—$14.8 billion —is the allocation of support to Australians dealing with soaring costs of living. With a turbulent and uncertain global […]

After the Housing Australia Future Fund (HAFF) and related bills’ passage in the House in February, the bills went to the Senate where they have been considered by the Economics Legislation Committee. The Committee received extensive evidence in PowerHousing’s written submission, along with 24 other submissions from peak bodies, research institutions and government departments. Public hearings […]

The Senate Economics Legislation Committee tabled their report on the Housing Australia Future Fund and related bills yesterday afternoon (read the full report here). The report, and particularly the contents of the dissents, will inform the proposed amendments to the legislation and ultimately whether the crossbench senators agree to pass the legislation. The report mostly […]