Newsroom

You will find media releases and submissions to government here. For media comment, contact the Chairperson, Adrian Pisarski, on (07) 3831 5900, mobile 0417 975 270.

[letter] 'Community Organisations Housing Alliance – letter to Prime Minister Julia Gillard'. Issued by the Community Organisations Housing Alliance – letter also sent to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott, Senator Bob Brown, and independent Members of Parliament, Andrew Wilkie, Bob Katter, Rob Oakeshott and Tony Windsor. September 2010. Download (pdf ~162 kb).

[statement] 'Community Organisations Housing Alliance – post-election housing statement'. Issued by the Community Organisations Housing Alliance. September 2010. Download (pdf ~382 kb).

[media release] 'Greens release housing plan – "more than we can say for the ALP or the Coalition"'. August 2010. Download (pdf ~304 kb).

[media release] 'Time running out for an election focus on affordable housing'. Issued by the National Affordable Housing Summit, led by the Australian Council of Social Service, the Housing Industry Association, National Shelter, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Community Housing Federation of Australia. August 2010. Download (pdf ~16 kb).

[policy statement] 'A way forward for housing Indigenous peoples in Australia'. August 2010. Download (pdf ~245 kb).

[media release] '20,000 Indigenous housing shortfall leads to overcrowding and homelessness'. August 2010. Download (pdf ~202 kb).

[factsheet] 'Housing Australia'. A quick guide to housing facts and figures. August 2010. Download (pdf ~86 kb).

[media release] 'Welfare quarantining “simplistic and unrealistic” in the face of housing costs'. July 2010. Download (pdf ~304 kb).

[media release] 'Housing assistance key to easing cost of living pressures'. July 2010. Download (pdf ~267 kb).

[media release] 'Sustainable population needs an affordable housing target – infrastructure, not migration, is the issue'. July 2010. Download (pdf ~328 kb).

[media release] 'Missed opportunity: government shirks responsibility to fix tax and housing'. May 2010. Download (pdf ~271 kb).

[media release] 'Improved rights may help to reduce homelessness'. April 2010. Download (pdf ~256 kb).

[media release] 'Crisis worsens: long-term spending and national strategy required to address ballooning supply shortfall'. April 2010. Download (pdf ~243 kb).

[report] 'A better lease on life: improving Australian tenancy law'. Commissioned from the National Association of Tenant Organisations. April 2010. Download (pdf ~1,860 kb).

[policy statement] 'Housing Australia affordably'. National Shelter's policy platform. November 2009. Download full version (pdf ~640 kb), download summary version (pdf ~300 kb).

[media release] 'Stimulus funding for affordable housing must not be cut'. October 2009. Download (pdf ~160 kb).

[media release] 'National Shelter calls for across the board reduction in public housing rents'. September 2009. Download (pdf ~205 kb).

[submission] 'Submission on homelessness legislation'. A submission to the Parliament of Australia Standing Committee on Family, Community, Housing and Youth. August 2009. Download (pdf ~420 kb).

[media release] 'National Shelter disappointment: social housing stimulus cut by $750 million'. August 2009. Download (pdf ~200 kb).

[media release] 'National Shelter calls for negotiation not force to solve the town camp problem in Alice Springs'. July 2009. Download (pdf ~190 kb).

[media release] 'National Shelter welcomes Federal funding'. July 2009. Download (pdf ~85 kb).

[report] 'Outcomes of the Older persons roundtable forums: key issues and opportunities facing older people and housing in Australia'. Commissioned from Roland Naufel. June 2009. Download (pdf ~175 kb).

[media release] 'Clear the FHOG'. May 2009. Download (pdf ~200 kb).

[report] 'A literature review of seniors housing in Australia'. Commissioned from Roland Naufel. February 2009. Download (pdf ~390 kb).

[media release] 'National Shelter urges stimulus package approval'. February 2009. Download (pdf ~90 kb).

[media release] 'Historic investment: $6.6 billion to increase public housing'. February 2009. Download (pdf ~15 kb).

[submission] 'Response to the Treasurer's call for community input'. A submission to the Commonwealth Treasurer. January 2009. Download (pdf ~30 kb).

[media release] 'National Shelter supports public housing investment push'. January 2009. Download (pdf ~70 kb).