Newsroom
You will find media releases, reports and submissions to
government here. For media comment, contact the Chairperson,
Adrian Pisarski, on (07) 3831 5900 or 0417 975 270.
[factsheet] 'Housing Australia factsheet', December 2011: download (pdf ~505 kb).
[media release] 'Changes in ministry: housing in cabinet where it belongs', 9 December 2011: download (pdf ~113 kb).
[media release] 'The greatest poverty of all', 17 October 2011: download (pdf ~115 kb).
[media release] 'Regional affordable housing funding: what a relief!', 12 October 2011: download (pdf ~115 kb).
[media release] 'Housing peak welcomes round 4 of National Rental Affordability Scheme', 4 October 2011: download (pdf ~120 kb).
[media release] 'Put a brake on the breaks: tax distortions are a structural barrier to affordable housing', 4 October 2011: download (pdf ~119 kb).
[media release] 'Big banks bash battlers', 13 September 2011: download (pdf ~113 kb).
[media release] 'Survey crack in Labor's halving homelessness dream', 15 August 2011: download (pdf ~110 kb).
[submission] 'Australian Bureau of Statistics review of the Counting the homeless methodology', June 2011: download (pdf ~186 kb).
[report] 'Towards NAHA Mark II: National Shelter dialogue ahead of the next National Affordable Housing Agreement and associated National Partnership Agreements', July 2011: download (pdf ~740 kb).
[report] 'Australia’s future tax system: balancing our taxes to remove distortions in our housing system', June 2011: download (pdf ~396 kb).
[media release] 'Old habits: Liberal housing crisis accusations should be aimed in the mirror', June 2011: download (pdf ~99 kb).
[report] 'Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander housing round table report', 17 and 18 May 2011: download (pdf ~571 kb).
[media release] 'Arbib’s housing overhaul welcomed', March 2011: download (pdf ~15 kb).
[submission] 'Our cities: building a productive, sustainable and liveable future – a response from National Shelter', March 2011: download (pdf ~194 kb).
[policy paper] 'Marginal tenures – a national picture', February 2011: download (pdf ~418 kb).
[media release] 'NRAS spared from the floods'. February 2011. Download (pdf ~34 kb).
[media release] 'Anger at short-sighted cuts to housing programs'. January 2011. Download (pdf ~88 kb).
[report] 'Issues from the Henry report on Australia’s future tax system for housing policy'. December 2010. Download (pdf ~759 kb).
[media release] 'Ministerial arrangements: an opportunity to make some progress for affordable housing'.
September 2010. Download (pdf ~252 kb).
[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 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander 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).
[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).
[media release] 'NIMBY attitudes obstruct affordable housing in Australia' (with Shelter NSW). 4 December 2009. Download (pdf ~92 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).
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