Federal, state and territory ministers meet to tackle Australia’s growing housing affordability crisis

Albanese government aims to provide $10bn in funding to build 30,000 social and affordable properties in five years

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Australia's state, territory and federal housing ministers have met for the first time in half a decade in an effort to develop a national response to the housing affordability crisis.

Housing and homelessness minister, Julie Collins, convened the meeting in Melbourne on Friday as part of the Albanese government's push to establish a national housing and homelessness plan.

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