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Rest calls for super performance test reforms

ELIZA BAVIN  |  TUESDAY, 29 JUL 2025
... performance test needs to be reformed to cater for emerging areas, including the energy transition, decarbonisation, affordable housing and possibly other emerging local industries. "This is an essential reform to encourage investment in economy-enhancing ...

Now is the best time to invest in infrastructure: Palisade

MATTHEW WAI  |  THURSDAY, 24 JUL 2025
... our core infrastructure portfolios," she said. "What we see as the big opportunity right now is in social and affordable housing. We know we're in the middle of a housing crisis. "At a time when demand for social housing is increasing rapidly, the ...

Macquarie AM acquires European student accommodation platforms

MATTHEW WAI  |  TUESDAY, 22 JUL 2025
... markets, which will help to alleviate pressure on the residential rental market and provide more specialised and affordable housing options for students." Under the agreement, BaseStack Living owner Justin Hamer will be appointed as chief executive for ...

Australia's billionaire boom branded 'morally wrong' by Oxfam

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  TUESDAY, 3 JUN 2025
... society. "When tax loopholes are closed for the wealthiest, there will be more money in the budget for healthcare, affordable housing, action on climate change and ending poverty."

BlackRock hires Housing Australia treasury chief

ELIZABETH FRY  |  THURSDAY, 29 MAY 2025
... to have had the opportunity to contribute to an organisation where finance and purpose intersect to support affordable housing," she stated. "I'll be watching with great interest as Housing Australia continues to play a central role in delivering ...

Bangarra Group awards real estate mandate

KARREN VERGARA  |  FRIDAY, 16 MAY 2025
... estate fund manager to help it build more than 3000 homes in the UK, of which one third will be dedicated to affordable housing. London-based Fairway Capital has won the investment adviser and manager mandate to redevelop Crown Golf, Bangarra Group's ...

Chalmers boosts Help to Buy scheme, construction sector

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 25 MAR 2025
... the housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis. The study calculates the number of dwellings completed per hour by housing construction workers has declined by 53% ...

Housing construction lags broader economy by 49%: PC

KARREN VERGARA  |  MONDAY, 17 FEB 2025
... The housing construction sector is lagging Australia's productivity levels by 49% and is helping fuel the affordable housing crisis, a new report from the Productivity Commission reveals. The Housing construction productivity: Can we fix it? report ...

Financial services minister Stephen Jones to retire from politics

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  THURSDAY, 30 JAN 2025
... matter." He cited a well-funded TAFE system, a future for manufacturing, cheaper childcare, restoring Medicare, affordable housing, and better infrastructure for growing suburbs. Jones said he was proud of his role in advancing marriage equality and ...

How much is needed to maintain your standard of living in retirement?

ANDREW MCKEAN  |  FRIDAY, 24 JAN 2025
... contribute to super is often unrealistic for retirees who rent, adding "much more needs to be done" to create affordable housing if renters are to avoid falling into poverty in retirement.