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Victoria 2026 · Policy comparison

Housing & Planning

Shared State/Local

Housing supply, social housing, renting rules and land-use planning across Victoria.

4 of 4 comparison columns contain a sourced position.

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How to read this comparison. The short cards show each party's recorded approach. The detailed section reproduces the sourced claims underneath. There are no scores, rankings or inferred positions. Policy cells show only positions with an individually sourced public record (manifesto, press release, Hansard, or Parliamentary Budget Office costing). An empty cell means no sourced position is in the ledger yet — not that a party has no view, and not an editorial judgement of importance.

Direct comparison

At a glance

Greens

Rent controls, 88,000 public homes, stamp-duty reform and affordable-housing rules

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Labor

Social housing investment, activity-centre density and faster approvals

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Liberal–Nationals

Shared Coalition policy

Fast-track growth areas, expand inner-city housing and restore local planning input

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Sources and detail

Party positions

Greens

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Rent controls, 88,000 public homes, stamp-duty reform and affordable-housing rules

  • Pledge

    Freeze rents for two years, then cap annual increases at wage growth or CPI, whichever is lower; tie increases to the property rather than the tenant.

    Australian Greens Victoria · published 8 July 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Stop public-housing demolition, build more than 88,000 public homes and maintain and upgrade existing stock through an initial $4 billion investment.

    • $4 billion initial investment taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge

    Australian Greens Victoria · published 8 July 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

3 more claims
  • Pledge

    Abolish stamp duty for owner-occupied homes worth up to $1.1 million and reduce it on a sliding scale for homes up to $1.6 million.

    • Uncosted pledge

    Australian Greens Victoria · published 8 July 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    Legislate a clear, consistent definition of affordable housing linked to what households earn rather than variable discounts from market rent.

    Australian Greens Victoria · published 15 July 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Require meaningful community participation in planning and mandatory minimum proportions of genuinely affordable or public housing in large residential developments.

    Australian Greens Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

Labor

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Social housing investment, activity-centre density and faster approvals

  • Costed measure

    Invest a further $860 million over five years in the Social Housing Growth Fund, intended to support more than 7,000 additional social homes over the following decade.

    • $860 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • five years; homes over the next decade

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Position

    Continue concentrating additional housing near train and tram corridors, employment and services rather than returning planning authority entirely to individual councils.

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

3 more claims
  • Position

    Proceed with tunnelling for Suburban Rail Loop East, which the Government describes as supporting around 70,000 additional homes over 30 years around the first-stage precincts.

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Costed measure

    Continue the Development Facilitation Program to fast-track significant housing proposals and unlock land for new supply.

    • $9.8 million taxpayer funded
    • Uncosted pledge
    • 2026–27 Budget

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    Extend the temporary off-the-plan stamp duty concession for eligible units, apartments and townhouses until 21 April 2027.

    • Uncosted pledge
    • to 21 April 2027

    Victorian Budget 2026/27 · published 1 May 2026 · verified 1 Aug 2026

Liberal–Nationals

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Shared Coalition policy

Fast-track growth areas, expand inner-city housing and restore local planning input

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Liberal

Fast-track growth areas, expand inner-city housing and restore local planning input

3 more claims

Nationals

Fast-track growth areas, expand inner-city housing and build more regional homes

3 more claims

One Nation

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Reduce demand, release land and cut taxes and planning delays

  • Pledge

    One Nation Victoria advocates a ban on foreign ownership of residential property, with existing foreign owners given time to sell, to increase the stock available to Australian buyers.

    One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    The party proposes reviewing state fees, taxes, charges and duties with a view to reducing or removing those that increase housing costs, including insurance duty.

    One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

3 more claims
  • Pledge

    One Nation Victoria would allow tax-free room rental in an owner’s principal residence and remove restrictions preventing granny flats being rented to people other than immediate family.

    One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    The party proposes faster land releases and building approvals, release of under-used government land, and collaboration with councils to accelerate suitable residential rezoning.

    One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

  • Pledge

    One Nation Victoria supports private-sector incentives and community partnerships to increase lower-cost housing for low-income households.

    One Nation Victoria · verified 1 Aug 2026

Who controls housing & planning?

Shared State/Local

Planning schemes and social housing are primarily state-led, with councils administering much day-to-day planning. The Commonwealth influences housing through tax settings, migration, funding deals and national housing programs, but building permits and zoning are not federal day-to-day work.

Victoria
Planning legislation, housing targets, social and affordable housing programs, and residential-tenancies law.
Commonwealth
National housing funding programs, tax settings that affect housing demand, and migration settings that affect population growth.
Local councils
Local planning decisions within state frameworks, rates, and local amenity rules.
Cost of Living Household expenses such as energy bills, rents, transport fares, food prices and state taxes and charges. Infrastructure & Transport Roads, public transport, major projects and freight networks within Victoria. Immigration Who may enter and stay in Australia, permanent migration settings and citizenship — largely Commonwealth powers.