Australian Democrats candidate challenges ALP and LNP on housing crisis solutions

“This crisis didn’t happen overnight, and it won’t get better unless we change the way we approach it,” Mrs Noble said.

“The main parties are doing little to create a supply of affordable housing.

“They are risking an increase in housing prices, especially for first home buyers, by throwing cash into the market.”

Mrs Noble said the Australian Democrats has three key parts to its Housing Platform:

Mrs Noble said rather than ad-hoc announcements that occur in the heat of an election campaign, the government needs to get serious and create a National Housing Strategy.

“This would also require the involvement of state and local governments,” she said.

“Housing is a human right, and not one that should be determined by market forces.

“Governments used to be good at providing housing. For the last few decades governments state and federal have let the supply run down.

“They need to get involved in a big way to give everyone the right of equal access to quality housing”.