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Housing and planning

Where homes get built and who gets help

What Victoria controlsVictoria has strong control

Victoria controls planning, renting, public housing, land release and property taxes. It does not control mortgage rates or migration.

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The choice

What should matter most when Victoria tries to make housing more affordable?

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8 sourced positions
01

Labor

Build more homes, change planning rules and invest in public and community housing.

How we know this
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  • Increase housing supply through planning and delivery changes.
  • Pair new supply with public and community housing investment.

We found a general party source, but not a direct page for this issue.

Victorian Labor: Our Plan ↗Last checked 2026-08-25
02

Liberal

Change planning rules, encourage more supply and help buyers afford a home.

How we know this
Exact sourceSummary checked
  • Restore more local planning control.
  • Support home ownership through supply, planning and affordability measures.

The linked 2026 housing plan is the direct source for this summary.

Liberal Victoria: more homes, more choice ↗Last checked 2026-08-26
03

Greens

Strengthen renters' rights and invest more in public housing.

How we know this
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  • Cut stamp duty for people who live in the home they own and raise land tax on very large property holdings.
  • Build more public housing and strengthen renter protections.

The linked Victorian housing policy is the direct source for this summary.

Victorian Greens: make housing affordable ↗Last checked 2026-08-26
04

Victorian Socialists

Treat housing as a public good through large-scale public housing and stronger renter protections.

How we know this
Exact sourceSummary checked
  • Treat housing as a public good rather than an investment vehicle.
  • Build large-scale public housing and strengthen renter protections.

2026 policy platform

Victorian Socialists: housing for all ↗Last checked 2026-08-26
05

Libertarian

Fast-track one million new homes by simplifying planning and phasing out stamp duty.

How we know this
Party source hubIssue source needed
  • Fast-track housing supply by simplifying planning approvals.
  • Phase out stamp duty on land transfers.

Victorian state policy

Libertarians Victoria: state policies ↗Last checked 2026-08-25
07

DLP

Fast-track residential land, cap development charges and expand routes into home ownership.

How we know this
Party source hubIssue source needed
  • Fast-track residential land and aim to meet new home demand.
  • Cap state and local fees and charges on newly developed land.

DLP policy platform

Democratic Labour Party: policies ↗Last checked 2026-08-25
08

Sustainable Australia

Focus on affordable housing while opposing overdevelopment and unsustainable growth.

How we know this
Party source hubIssue source needed
  • Prioritise affordable housing and resist overdevelopment.
  • Link housing policy to sustainable population and land-use planning.

Sustainable Australia policy platform

Sustainable Australia: policy library ↗Last checked 2026-08-25

Coverage

8 of 19 parties have a sourced summary here.

A missing summary means we have not found and checked a current policy for this issue. It does not mean the party has no view.

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