Housing Australia Future Fund investment mandate direction

Abstract

Submission from Regional Australia Institute

The Regional Australia Institute seeks to facilitate and inspire the population growth of our regions. To achieve the RAI’s goal of 11 million Australians living prosperously in our regions by 20321, investing structures must exist to provide the infrastructure and housing needs to expand the region’s population. Housing is a catalyst of growth in our regions; therefore, the lack of housing investment is a handbrake on regional growth.

To affect change and provide equity between capital cities and regional, rural, and remote Australia; clear, concise, and enforced guidelines for equitable investment and reporting must be embedded into the The Housing Australia Investment Mandate Direction. As a basis for regional investment, we strongly urge the Government to adopt the following recommendations in line with the Government’s commitment to ‘holding no one back and leaving no one behind’.