Housing Affordability in Australia


Housing Affordability in Australia

12 February 2008 - 30 June 2008

Matters current as at 12 February 2008
Matters referred
during period
Reports tabled that discharge a reference
Current Inquiries as at 30 June 2008
Select Committee 0 1 1 0

Number and Hours of Meeting
Public
Hrs
Public Estimates
Hrs
Private
Hrs
Insp/Other
Hrs
Total Meetings
Total Hours
Select Committee 14 112:00 0 0:00 8 3:05 0 0:00 22 115:05

Meetings by State
ACT NSW VIC TAS SA WA NT QLD
Select
Committee		 9 3 3 2 1 2 0 2

Witnesses
Hansard Pages
Televised hearings
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
Estimates
Other (Bills)
General
No. of submissions
No. of Pages
Government Responses
Select Committee 2 0 0 177 0 0 908 88 1456 0

 

Select Committee on Housing Affordability in Australia

42nd Parliament (12 February 2008 to 30 June 2008)

Method of appointment

Pursuant to resolution agreed to by the Senate on 14 February 2008.

Current members

Date of appointment

Senator Marise Payne (NSW, LP)
(elected Chair on 21.02.08)

14.02.08

Senator Andrew Bartlett (QLD, AD)

14.02.08

Senator the Hon Richard Colbeck (TAS, LP)

14.02.08

Senator Mitch Fifield (VIC, LP)

14.02.08

Senator Kate Lundy (ACT, ALP)

14.02.08

Senator Claire Moore (QLD, ALP)

14.02.08
   

Participating members

Date of appointment

Senator the Hon Eric Abetz (TAS, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Judith Adams (WA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Guy Barnett (TAS, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Cory Bernardi (SA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Simon Birmingham (SA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Mark Bishop (WA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Ronald Boswell (QLD, NATS)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon George Brandis (QLD, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Bob Brown (TAS, AG)

14.02.08

Senator Carol Brown (TAS, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator David Bushby (TAS, LP)

17.03.08

Senator George Campbell (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Grant Chapman (SA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Jacinta Collins (VIC, ALP)

14.05.08

Senator the Hon Helen Coonan (NSW, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Mathias Cormann (WA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Trish Crossin (NT, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Alan Eggleston (WA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon Christopher Ellison (WA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Steve Fielding (VIC, FFP)

14.02.08

Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (NSW, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Mary Jo Fisher (SA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon Bill Heffernan (NSW, LP)

17.03.08

Senator John Hogg (QLD, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Annette Hurley (SA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Steve Hutchins (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon David Johnston (WA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Barnaby Joyce (QLD, NATS)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon Rod Kemp (VIC, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Linda Kirk (SA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Ross Lightfoot (WA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon Ian Macdonald (QLD, LP)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon Sandy Macdonald (NSW, NATS)

17.03.08

Senator Gavin Marshall (VIC, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Brett Mason (QLD, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Anne McEwen (SA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Julian McGauran (VIC, LP)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon Jan McLucas (QLD, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Christine Milne (TAS, AG)

14.02.08

Senator the Hon Nicholas Minchin (SA, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Fiona Nash (NSW, NATS)

17.03.08

Senator Kerry Nettle (NSW, AG)

14.02.08

Senator Kerry O'Brien (TAS, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Stephen Parry (TAS, LP)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon Kay Patterson (VIC, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Helen Polley (TAS, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Michael Ronaldson (VIC, LP)

17.03.08

Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion (NT, CLP)

17.03.08

Senator Rachel Siewert (WA, AG)

14.02.08

Senator the Hon Ursula Stephens (NSW, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator Glenn Sterle (WA, ALP)

12.03.08

Senator the Hon Judith Troeth (VIC, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Russell Trood (QLD, LP)

17.03.08

Senator John Watson (TAS, LP)

17.03.08

Senator Dana Wortley (SA, ALP)

12.03.08
   

Former participating members

Term of appointment

Senator Robert Ray (VIC, ALP)

12.03.08–05.05.08

Current inquiry

As at 14 February 2008

  • The barriers to home ownership in Australia, including:

    (a) the taxes and levies imposed by state and territory governments;
    (b) the rate of release of new land by state and territory governments;
    (c) proposed assistance for first home owners by state, territory and the Commonwealth governments and their effectiveness in the absence of increased supply;
    (d) the role of all levels of government in facilitating affordable home ownership;
    (e) the effect on the market of government intervention in the housing sector including planning and industrial relations laws;
    (f) the role of financial institutions in home lending; and
    (g) the contribution of home ownership to retirement incomes.

Public hearings

14 February 2008–30 June 2008

  • 1 April 2008, Canberra; 2 April 2008, Sydney; 3 April 2008, Campbelltown; 7 April 2008, Karratha; 8 April, Perth; 14 April 2008, Brisbane; 15 April 2008, Gold Coast & Ballina; 23 April 2008, Geelong; 24 April 2008, Narre Warren & Melbourne; 28 April 2008, Adelaide; 5 May 2008, Launceston; 7 May 2008, Canberra

Reports tabled

14 February 2008–30 June 2008

  • A good house is hard to find: Housing affordability in Australia (tabled 16 June 2008)

Government responses

14 February 2008–30 June 2008

  • Nil

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