Housing confidence slides as Budget measures fall flat with Aussies

New polling shows infrastructure is the make-or-break issue determining what Sydneysiders think of higher-density housing, with public support dropping by half if residents believe density will worsen congestion or heap pressure onto services.

Richard is joined by Dr Rory Gallagher, Chief Policy and Research Officer at AMPLIFY, to unpack what’s really driving Australians’ views on solving the housing crisis. Rory breaks down AMPLIFY’S landmark report, Solving Australia's Housing Crisis: A Promise Broken and a Plan to Rebuild It, built on research collected from over 18,000 Australians, including a weekend-long deliberation where 100 randomly selected individuals debated 13 major reforms.

Fresh polling has put Angus Taylor’s Coalition under further pressure to claw back votes from conservative rivals One Nation, with the federal opposition primary vote at 16 per cent, well behind Pauline Hanson’s populist party and the government.