Fixing Australia's housing crisis — is increasing supply really a silver bullet?

Build more houses. That'll fix Australia's housing crisis won't it?  If you listen to governments, you'd sure think so. Under the National Housing Accord, all governments have agreed to support a target of building 1.2 million new, well-located dwellings in 5 years.  But will that increase housing affordability, availability, quality, security of tenure, and the growing gap between the haves and have-nots? What's missing from this picture?

Join Big Ideas host Natasha Mitchell at the 2025 National Housing Conference with guests debating the rhetoric, reality and policies around housing supply.

This event was organised by the Australian Housing and Urban Institute (AHURI), hosts of the National Housing Conference.

Speakers

David ReynondsChief Executive, Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentGovernment of South Australia

Professor Rachel Ong ViforjLeading housing policy researcher and advisorJohn Curtin Distinguished Professor of EconomicsCurtin UniversityDr Tim WilliamsGlobal Practice Leader, CitiesFormer advisor to five consecutive UK housing ministersFormer CEO, Committee of SydneyArchitecture firm GrimshawHost, The Grimshaw podcast 

Further information

The State of the Housing System 2025: National Housing Supply and Affordability Council's second annual report.

Housing analysis by the Grattan Institute