Our housing system is broken. Housing inequality between generations has never been wider, and Labor’s policies are making the problem worse.

Whether you are a renter, trying to buy your first home, or a homeowner concerned for future generations, we want to hear from you.

We’ve established a national parliamentary inquiry into the housing crisis, and now we need your voice.

MAKE A SUBMISSION

HOW TO MAKE A SUBMISSION

You can make a submission no matter your housing status via the parliamentary website by Friday, 1 May 2026. Please note all submissions will be made public, unless you request otherwise.

THE BEST SUBMISSIONS:

• begin with a short introduction about yourself or the organisation you represent
• are relevant and highlight your own perspective or experience
• are concise, generally no longer than 2-4 pages
• make recommendations

WHAT SHOULD I SHARE IN MY SUBMISSION?

1. Tell us how Australia’s housing crisis is impacting you.
   
   For example: has your rent or mortgage increased? What have you given up to keep a roof over your head? Have you experienced or are you at risk of homelessness? Do you think you’ll be able to afford to own a home? Are you worried that your children are priced out of the dream of home ownership?
    
2. What are the biggest obstacles you face in finding an affordable home to rent or to to buy?
    
3. How does your housing situation compare to your parents’ or previous generations?
    
4. What do you think about the widening gap between generations in terms of housing?
    
5. What do you think the government needs to do about it?
   
   For example: what action do you think the government should take to even the playing field for current and future generations? What reform is needed to our rental policies and practices, tax settings, homelessness policies, lending rules, and public and social housing practices and investment?

OTHER TIPS

Protect your information

The submission you provide may be published on the Committee’s website, including after the end of the inquiry. One way you can protect your privacy is by including just your first name and the suburb you live in, without including further personal details.

Submissions that mention other people

If your submission includes an allegation about someone else, the Committee may need to give them a right to respond, which might prevent your submission from being published. It may help to not name specific people or organisations in your submission.

FAQ

What is a Senate inquiry?

A Senate Inquiry is an investigation carried out by a committee of the Senate, the upper house of the Parliament of Australia.

This Inquiry is established and led by the Greens. It includes Labor and Coalition members.

The Inquiry will examine intergenerational housing inequality in Australia including renting, house prices, homelessness, and the circumstances that affect current young people compared to those of earlier generations, including issues like HELP debt, job security, tax policy, public housing and relative wealth. It will investigate solutions for tackling intergenerational housing inequality to address the widening gap between current and future generations.

How will this inquiry work?

The goal of an inquiry is to inform recommendations that will directly address the root causes of the housing crisis:

1. Agreeing on an issue: The Senate has agreed to set up this Select Committee to investigate intergenerational housing inequality. It will report on 30 September 2026 unless an extension is agreed by the Senate.
    
2. Public submissions: Individuals, experts, organisations, and companies can submit written evidence to the committee explaining their experience, views or research. These will be read by the Committee and inform the final report and its recommendations.
    
3. Public hearings: The committee will hold hearings around Australia where witnesses (including individuals, advocacy groups, experts and government officials) give evidence to Senators on the committee.  Evidence gathered at the public hearings will help form the final report.
    
4. Investigation and analysis: Committee members will review the evidence, submissions, and individuals’ testimony to decide what goes into the final report and recommendations.

Why have the Greens pushed for this inquiry?

Our inquiry will investigate why we've ended up with a system where some people can hoard multiple houses while others have none. It will examine renters’ experiences and compare the intergenerational experience of Australians over recent decades in getting access to housing.

This inquiry gives us the tools and the power to get to the nitty gritty of the problem. By listening to people from all around Australia, speaking to experts, holding hearings, and gathering critical information, we will be guiding a better way forward and compiling a mountain of information about the housing crisis too big for the major parties to ignore.

The inquiry will recommend solutions that address intergenerational housing inequality.

We're doing this because we don't think it's fair for you to have be born lucky just to have a roof over your head. Everyone deserves a home.

Who will this inquiry help?

The Greens Senate inquiry into intergenerational housing inequality will help first home buyers, renters, mortgage holders, those experiencing homelessness and everyone who is seeking safe, secure and affordable housing. It will weigh up intergenerational inequity and plot a way forward.

How can your voice be heard?

There are two ways you can add your voice to the national discussion on the housing crisis.

1. Submit evidence of your housing experience via the official Senate Inquiry website. The Senate Inquiry is accepting submissions (until May 1st, 2026).  These submissions must follow submission guidelines and will be used to inform the final report of the Inquiry.
    
2. Submit your housing story directly with our Greens team here. These stories will be used by the Greens to tell real stories of housing inequality. We want to show Australia all the ways in which the housing crisis is impacting everyday people across the country. If you do not wish for your story or name to be used, please select the option for your name to be withheld.

In a wealthy country like ours, everyone should have a secure home. But despite this, millions of us face soaring rents and unaffordable mortgages. 

Decades of successive Labor and Liberal governments have made deliberate choices about who should hold wealth and property in Australia.

The result is a housing system marked by a deep, inter-generational rift that has divided Australia into the lucky ones who will either inherit property or wealth, and those who may never own their own home.

Hundreds of submissions demanding real action to fix the housing crisis will help build the pressure on the Government to act.

Together we can stop unlimited rent increases, build public housing, and make home ownership fairer.

MAKE A SUBMISSION