Homes we can afford
We’re bearing the brunt of successive government's failure on housing affordability - with more people leaving cities to escape the urban housing market, and driving up prices and rents in our regions.
Locals are being pushed out of the neighbourhoods they grew up in, and we’re finding it harder to close skills shortages in essential services like health and aged care.
I support:
Unlocking investment in Regional Housing by support Independent MP Helen Haines proposal for an additional $2 billion to be spent on new housing supply in regional communities. With competitive grants that are open to local councils, developers and social and community housing providers - we can address the shortfall of diverse housing needs to bring down prices.
Free TAFE and apprentice wage subsidies for apprenticeships in construction and essential trades so we have the construction workforce to house our population.
Building Essential Worker Programs: We need to extend the government's shared equity scheme, with higher caps on income, and lower interest rates for workers that address identifiable skills shortages in regional areas - such as healthcare, aged care, and key trades. This will create additional incentives for skilled workers to stay in our regions, or move to our regions to ensure full coverage of essential services.
Investments in infrastructure, transport and utilities in new housing precincts to unlock private sector investment in new housing.