Following on from the Summit, the non-government co-hosts convened a series of state & territory roundtable discussions entitled Affordable Housing: After the Summit.

The participants heard a report from the Summit and discussed ways of advocating and implementing key priorities for action in their regions.

Summaries of these State Roundtable discussions are available below.

NSW Roundtable Summary (PDF) 122kb

Qld Roundtable Summary (PDF) 139kb

Vic Roundtable Summary (PDF) 142kb

27 - 29 June 2004: Parliament House Canberra

Media Release - 3 August 2005 (PDF)
125 kb

Key Directions for Affordable Housing - August 2005 (PDF)
115 kb

Communiqué: A Call for Action (PDF)
194 kb

Keeping the dream alive (PDF) 19 kb

Media Release 27 June (PDF) 218 kb

Media Release 22 June (PDF) 85kb

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Background Resource Papers

In Brief...

This Resource Paper assembles available data on the essential elements of housing affordability measures and trends, and presents basic information on key issues behind those trends. This latter includes both the demand and supply sides of the housing market.

A summary of the array of major policy options put forward in public discussion over housing affordability is also provided. The data used are taken from official sources wherever possible, supplemented by other data provided by the Summit co-hosts.

National Summit on Housing Affordability, Resouce Paper (PDF) 203kb