Last checked for updates: 27 October 2026

Current bills about: housing

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8 current bills found.

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FED Discretionary Trusts Must Pay Minimum 30% Tax; Most People Lose 50% Capital Gains Tax Discount; Negative Gearing Banned for Most Rental Properties

Income Tax Rates Amendment (Minimum Tax on Discretionary Trusts) Bill 2026

capital gains tax housing real estate rental market taxation trust management

14 Oct 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Most People Cannot Claim Capital Gains Tax Discount or Use Negative Gearing From July 2027; Most Discretionary Trusts Must Pay Minimum 30 Per Cent Tax; Fines or Jail for Failing to Notify Tax Office of Certain Asset Changes

Treasury Laws Amendment (Tax Reform No. 3) Bill 2026

criminal penalties housing real estate rental market taxation trust management

14 Oct 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Religious Schools and Colleges Banned from Discriminating Against Students and Staff; Protection from Discrimination for a Person's Associates

Sex Discrimination and Fair Work Amendment (Equality in Treatment in Religious Schools) Bill 2026

education employment rights housing human rights industrial relations religious discrimination

Independent Bill

12 Oct 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED New Legal Definition of Affordable Housing and Rent Caps for Key Workers

Housing Legislation Amendment (National Definition of Affordable Housing) Bill 2026

affordable housing housing rental market tenancy

Independent Bill

14 Sep 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

House of Representatives

Senate

Assent

FED Quarterly Reporting Obligations for Housing Australia

Housing Australia Amendment (Transparency and Reporting) Bill 2026

first home guarantees government spending home ownership housing public accountability

Opposition Bill

19 Aug 2026: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Disallowance Requirements for Legislative Instruments Made Under the Housing Australia Act

Housing Australia Amendment (Accountability) Bill 2025

housing public housing social housing

Opposition Bill

26 Mar 2026: This bill has passed its first house and is now before the second house for its own debate.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

FED Requirement for a National Housing and Homelessness Plan

National Housing and Homelessness Plan Bill 2024

homelessness housing housing advocacy housing policy social housing

Independent Bill

23 Jul 2025: MPs in the first house are debating whether this bill is a good idea in principle.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

[no bill text published] FED Investment Prohibitions for the Future Fund Board Regarding Social and Affordable Housing

Housing Investment Probity Bill 2024

affordable housing housing public investment social housing superannuation

Opposition Bill

26 Mar 2026: This bill has lapsed and is no longer under discussion.

Senate

House of Representatives

Assent

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