Housing
Housing is one of the most important things in people’s lives, whether they own the dwelling in which they live, or rent it – and if they own other property as an investment. And as we saw in the lead-up to, and during, the global financial crisis, what happens in housing markets can be enormously important to the stability of the financial system, and to the health or otherwise of the economy.
The Albanese Government’s expanded home deposit guarantee scheme
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, Recent Media Interview | 25th August 2025Saul talks to ABC News Channel’s Cath Robinson about the Government’s expanded deposit guarantee scheme which will allow more first home buyers to purchase homes with deposits of as little as 5% of the purchase price, without needing to take out lenders’ mortgage insurance.
An inter-generational perspective on wealth inequality in Australia
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Video, Housing, Taxation | 16th May 2025In this presentation, to the Salvation Army’s annual Red Shield Appeal Business Breakfast in Hobart on 16th May 2025, Saul Eslake puts an inter-generational lens on the issue of inequality in the distribution of wealth in Australia.
Australia’s Federal Election 2025 Key Issues
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, Productivity, Recent Media Interview, Taxation, The Australian Economy | 27th April 2025In this InEconomics podcast series Saul Eslake dives into an in-depth analysis of cost-of-living and housing issues, shedding light on untargeted policies and the broader economic implications.
Australia’s ‘housing crisis’ – and how (and why) both major political parties plan to make it worse
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview | 19th April 2025Saul spoke on Saturday morning with Brend Bultitude, mornings presenter on Newcastle Radio 2HD – which also goes out to 47 other stations across regional New South Wales, Queensland and the Northern Territory, via the Super Radio Network – about Australia’s housing crisis, how the policies offered by both major parties at their campaign launches […]
Housing Policies Could Push Up Prices
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview | 17th April 2025Saul Eslake on ABC News Channel: Election 2025 Housing Policies could push up prices
Housing policies in the 2025 election
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News | 17th April 2025Saul spoke with Guardian Australia’s Nour Haydar about the housing policies on offer from the Liberal-National Coalition, Labor and Greens parties at the 2025 election:
Bad Housing Policy (yet again?)
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Recent Media Interview, Taxation | 14th April 2025Saul Eslake with Laura Tingle discuss this election’s housing affordability agenda:
For the last three years, Australia’s federal opposition has challenged Labor’s management of the economy and budget. But with the latest Newspoll numbers showing trouble for the coalition, the election campaign has taken a dramatic turn. Housing policies from both sides—Labor and the Coalition—are set to shape the future of Australian homeownership. Are these policies truly solving the crisis, or just inflating house prices?
There must be an election on – both major parties are proposing policies which will push up house prices
Australian Society and Politics, Economic Policies, Housing, News, Publications, Taxation | 13th April 2025Saul Eslake’s reaction to both major parties’ proposed housing policies on 13th April 2025