Working with the states and territories

Policy topic: Housing

In short

The Australian Government is working with states and territories through Ministerial councils and meetings to improve housing, homelessness, planning and building systems across Australia.

Chair

The Minister for Housing, Minister for Homelessness and Minister for Cities chairs the:

  • Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council
  • Building Ministers’ Meeting
  • Planning Ministers’ Meeting

Members

Members are the state and territory ministers with policy responsibility for housing, homelessness, building and planning.

Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council

The Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council provides a forum to improve housing outcomes and reduce homelessness. Its key priorities are to:

  • improve housing supply, affordability and accessibility and
  • identify pathways out of homelessness.

The Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council reports to National Cabinet annually on its workplan and progress.

Work with other councils

The Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council works with the Council on Federal Financial Relations to pursue policy reforms to improve housing affordability and accessibility.

Visit the Federal Financial Relations website to read about the Council on Federal Financial Relations

Contact

You can email the Housing and Homelessness Ministerial Council Secretariat at hhmcsecretariat@treasury.gov.au

Building Ministers' Meeting

The Building Ministers' Meeting oversees policies that affect Australia’s building and construction industries. It works to:

  • harmonise building regulations and standards
  • collaborate on compliance and enforcement.

It also sets the strategic direction for the Australian Building Codes Board.

Visit the Australian Building Codes Board website to read about the key policy priorities identified by building ministers

Contact

You can email the Building Ministers' Meeting Secretariat at BuildingMinistersMeeting@treasury.gov.au

Planning Ministers’ Meeting

The Planning Ministers’ Meeting provides a forum to drive national cooperation on planning matters including:

  • planning policy
  • land use policy
  • housing supply and affordability
  • other nationally significant priorities.

Priorities and work plan

The Planning Ministers’ Meeting reports to National Cabinet annually on its workplan and progress.

Contact

You can email the Planning Ministers’ Meeting Secretariat at planningministersmeeting@treasury.gov.au

Communiqués

Visit the Treasury portfolio ministers website to view the published communiqués

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