Everyone Deserves a Secure Future Through Affordable Housing

Everyone should be able to build a secure, decent life. But right now, workers are doing everything right and still falling behind. 

Prices have raced ahead of wages, and too many working people are locked out of home ownership and squeezed by rent. 

Without tackling housing affordability, every hard-fought pay increase risks being swallowed up by rising rent and house prices. 

That’s why over the last year, we’ve ramped up our collective efforts – at work and in our communities – to push for fair and secure housing. 

With the Federal Budget on 12 May, there’s a chance for the government to take real steps to make housing fairer and more affordable. 

We want to see changes that limit negative gearing and the Capital Gains Tax discount to one investment property only and wind back the CGT discount to 25% – with changes phased in over time; protecting people who planned under the current rules and keeping the system fair and stable.

Homes are for living in, not just profit. Let’s tilt the system back towards one that adds up for everyone.