Urban Development Institute of Australia will be providing information on each political party’s Federal Election Commitments when they are announced.
You will find below the name of each of the main political parties and their announcement with a link to their Media Release/announcement. This will be updated as announcements are made.
LABOR
Overview:
Announcement: Continue the largest house build in Australian history, building 1.2 million homes in five years.
- 5% deposit for all first home buyers with a guarantee on a portion of their loan – implementing higher property price thresholds and no caps on place or income. https://alp.org.au/news/labor-to-deliver-5-deposits-for-all-first-home-buyers-and-build-100-000-homes/
- $10 billion to partner with state developers and industry to build up to 100,000 homes for first home buyers – using commonwealth land and fast tracking approvals. $2bn in state concessional loans to accelerate housing. https://alp.org.au/news/labor-to-deliver-5-deposits-for-all-first-home-buyers-and-build-100-000-homes/ https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/labor-s-latest-bid-to-fix-housing-crisis-2-billion-for-states-to-build-more-homes-20250428-p5luv9.html
- $4.9 million for the Regional Home Guarantee to increase home ownershiphttps://budget.gov.au/content/overview/download/budget-overview.pdf
- $1 billion to fund for crisis and transitional accommodation. https://budget.gov.au/content/overview/download/budget-overview.pdf
Overview:
$49.3 million to state and territory governments for investment in local prefabricated and modular home construction.
An additional $4.7 million investment to develop a voluntary national certification process for offsite construction to streamline approvals.
https://alp.org.au/news/the-albanese-labor-government-is-building-more-homes-more-quickly-and-making-them-easier-to-buy/
Overview:
Boost the Help to Buy scheme by increasing income caps from $90,000 to $100,000 for individuals and from $120,000 to $160,000 for joint applicants and single parents. Property price caps will also be increased and linked with the average house price in each state and territory, not dwelling price, so first home buyers have more choice.
https://alp.org.au/news/the-albanese-labor-government-is-building-more-homes-more-quickly-and-making-them-easier-to-buy/
Overview:
Announcement:
Continue the largest house build in Australian history, building 1.2 million homes in five years.
https://alp.org.au/policies
- 5% deposit for all first home buyers with a guarantee on a portion of their loan – implementing higher property price thresholds and no caps on place or income.
https://alp.org.au/news/labor-to-deliver-5-deposits-for-all-first-home-buyers-and-build-100-000-homes/ - 10 billion to partner with state developers and industry to build up to 100,000 homes for first home buyers – using commonwealth land and fast tracking approvals.
https://alp.org.au/news/labor-to-deliver-5-deposits-for-all-first-home-buyers-and-build-100-000-homes/
- $4.9 million for the Regional Home Guarantee to increase home ownership
https://budget.gov.au/content/overview/download/budget-overview.pdf
- $1 billion to fund for crisis and transitional accommodation.
https://budget.gov.au/content/overview/download/budget-overview.pdf
Announcement: Boosting housing supply by building critical infrastructure across the states. - $120 million to deliver a birthing service at Rouse Hill Hospital, including birthing rooms, a maternity inpatient unit and additional staffing areas.
https://www.alp.org.au/news/120-million-to-deliver-birthing-services-at-rouse-hill-hospital/ - $1.2 billion Road Blitz to upgrade roads, reduce congestion and improve safety in Melbourne’s growing suburbs.
https://www.alp.org.au/news/labor-road-blitz-continues-throughout-melbourne/ - Additional $17.1 billion over ten years for infrastructure projects including housing enablement programs, road, rail, upgrades and intersections that will support more housing.
https://budget.gov.au/content/overview/download/budget-overview.pdf - $120 million to incentivise states and territories to slash red tape for modern methods of construction https://budget.gov.au/content/overview/download/budget-overview.pdf
- $3 billion to complete the rollout of the National Broadband Network https://budget.gov.au/content/overview/download/budget-overview.pdf
- $1 billion investment in future rail connection between Leppington and the new Bradfield City NSW. https://www.pm.gov.au/media/albanese-labor-government-green-lights-new-rail-links-bradfield
- Investing $32.5 million to map out other road and rail corridors across Sydney.
https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/c-king/media-release/sydneys-future-rail-and-road-connections-be-mapped-out-funding-albanese-government - Additional $12.5 million will be invested to develop Final Business Cases for both the Devonshire Link Road and Bradfield Metro Link Road, in the Western Sydney International Airport. https://minister.infrastructure.gov.au/c-king/media-release/sydneys-future-rail-and-road-connections-be-mapped-out-funding-albanese-government
Pre-election infrastructure spends.
https://alp.org.au/news/the-albanese-government-is-turbocharging-housing-in-victoria/
https://alp.org.au/news/albanese-government-delivering-25-000-more-homes-across-new-south-wales/
https://alp.org.au/news/albanese-government-turbocharging-housing-in-queensland/
Overview:
Announcement:
Making free TAFE permanent to boost Australia’s workforce; training more nurses, healthcare workers, tradies and construction workers. - $626.9 million to double incentive payments up to $10,000 for eligible apprentices training in the housing construction sector and $5,000 priority hire payments to employers.
https://alp.org.au/policies
https://alp.org.au/news/albanese-labor-government-building-australias-future-by-investing-in-our-apprentices/
https://budget.gov.au/content/overview/download/budget-overview.pdf
The finalisation of Build to Rent (BTR) regulations which outline the requirements for a Build to Rent (BTR) development to be eligible for tax concessions. The Explanatory Statement issued by the Treasurer on 28 March 2025 can be found at this link
COALITION
Overview:
Announcement:
Clearing Environmental approval backlog within 12 months and any project already stuck in the approvals process for more than a year will be finalised within six months.
https://peterdutton.com.au/dutton-taylor-sukkar-duniam-media-release-coalition-to-accelerate-approvals-to-unlock-more-housing-supply/
Overview:
Announcement:
Establish Investment Australia as a new statutory office within Treasury to streamline major project approvals, cut red tape, and restore Australia’s global competitiveness. It will reverse slow approvals, regulatory duplication, and fragmented investment processes across government. It will reduce regulatory costs in Australia’s key enabling sectors: financial services; construction; and resources and energy.
https://www.bing.com/videos/riverview/relatedvideo&q=YouTube+angus+taylor+national+press+club&qpvt=YouTube+angus+taylor+national+press+club&mid=C17BBCC711805984ADC1C17BBCC711805984ADC1&&FORM=VRDGAR
Overview:
Announcement:
Skilled Labour and training to be enhanced by restoring targeted and proven incentive payments for employers to hire and train an apprentice:
- Construction jobs including civil construction to be put on the Apprentice Priority List – We will provide small and medium businesses with $12,000 to support them to put on a new apprentice or trainee in critical skills areas for the first two years of their training.
- Set a target of 400,000 apprentices and trainees in training across Australia.
https://peterdutton.com.au/leader-of-the-opposition-transcript-budget-in-reply/
Overview:
Announcement:
Superannuation to unlock housing for first home buyers and older women to overcome the prohibitive challenge of saving for a home deposit by allowing superannuation savings to be used to help build their deposit. Australians will access up to $50,000 from their super to buy their first home. The money initially withdrawn from super will need to be returned when the house is sold to support retirement.
https://www.liberal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Priorities-of-a-Dutton-Coalition-Government.pdf,
https://www.nationalsplan.org.au/our-plan/affordable-housing
Overview:
Announcement:
$5bn fund for essential infrastructure like water, power and sewerage at housing development sites. Fund enabling infrastructure to unlock new housing in regional and rural Australia such as water, sewerage and access roads. Boost housing supply to alleviate the shortages that have shut new buyers out of the market.
- $13 billion Melbourne Airport Rail Link providing reliable 30 minute travel from the CBD. https://www.liberal.org.au/2025/04/01/13-billion-to-get-melbourne-airport-rail-back-on-track
- Matching Labor – $1 billion investment in future rail connection between Leppington and the new Bradfield City NSW. https://www.liberal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Priorities-of-a-Dutton-Coalition-Government.pdf, https://www.nationalsplan.org.au/our-plan/affordable-housing
Overview:
Announcement:
Boost housing supply to alleviate the shortages that have shut new buyers out of the market:
- First Home Buyer Interest Deductions for the first 5 years on the first $650,000 mortgage loan. https://peterdutton.com.au/dutton-taylor-sukkar-media-release-creating-a-new-generation-of-first-home-buyers-first-home-buyer-mortgage-deductibility/
Overview:
Announcement:
Stop the $10 billion Housing Australia Future Fund
https://www.liberal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Priorities-of-a-Dutton-Coalition-Government.pdf
Overview:
Announcement:
Cut red and green tape to allow builders to get on with the job of building more homes, including freezing further changes to the National Construction Code. freeze any further changes to the National Construction Code for 10 years.
https://www.liberal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Priorities-of-a-Dutton-Coalition-Government.pdf, https://www.nationalsplan.org.au/our-plan/affordable-housing
Overview:
Announcement:
Maintain the Home Guarantee Scheme, a former Coalition Government initiative to help first home buyers save for a deposit.
https://www.liberal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Priorities-of-a-Dutton-Coalition-Government.pdf
Overview:
Announcement:
Ensure we have an adequate number of skilled visas for those in the construction sector to support our capable local workforce.
https://www.liberal.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/The-Priorities-of-a-Dutton-Coalition-Government.pdf