Housing Matters – Shelter Updates (e-news)

Regular insights on renting and housing issues, news and events from the ACT, across the country and overseas. 

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July Update

New rent calculator | ABS Census workshop | AFI Survey | EVENT: Exploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices | Tenancy Information Session | Sponsored Conference Opportunity | State of the Housing System 2026 Report | Havelock Memorial to Canberra’s Homeless | Petition for rental commissioner | Housing Minister at the Press Club | Homes for Australia: A National Plan | Latest research & reports | From the Shelter Office

Federal Budget Update

The Federal Budget delivered a significant shift in national housing policy, with long-anticipated reforms to investor tax settings beginning to rebalance the system, alongside modest new investment to support young people at risk of homelessness.

This update includes

National Shelter’s Budget Summary |  ACT Shelter’s response | Sector perspectives

May Update on EVENTS

On the Edge Film Screening | ACT FORUM: Retiring Australians in the Private Rental Market | National Shelter Federal Budget Review- Housing Priorities and Impacts | Save $500 registering for the National Housing and Homelessness Forum

April Update

Ombudsman & HACT | ACT Missing Middle | Pre Budget Submission | Human Rights Decision | Waiting Lists  | Training & Events | YHMD | ACT Research & Inquiries | National Shelter | Everybody’s Home Campaign | National Research | From the Shelter Office