Budget to pledge billions more in funds and fresh effort to tackle intractable housing crisis
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
Tuesday’s budget will respond to the deepening public agitation over Australia’s housing shortages by pouring new money into crisis accommodation for women and children, social housing and infrastructure.
A specially-convened national cabinet late Friday ticked off on the package, much of which is delivered through the states and...
