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1. What was proposedDeborah MorrisLiberal · Opposition
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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) in July 2024 the Government committed to completing 30,000 additional dwellings by 2030; (b) meeting this target requires the completion of 1,250 new dwellings each quarter; (c) Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows: (i) the ACT is already more than 1,100 completions behind what is required to meet the target; (ii) despite an increase in completions in the latest quarter, the ACT has completed 30 percent fewer dwellings in the 12 months to September 2025 than were completed in the 12 months to December 2020; (iii) dwelling commencements show a similar shortfall; and (iv) dwelling approvals for the 12 months to November 2025 are less than 4,000, and in the 12 months to September 2025 dwelling approvals are less than 50 percent of what was approved in the 12 months to December 2018; (d) the ACT is in a housing crisis, with many Canberrans feeling owning their own home is out of reach; (2) further notes the importance of home ownership to: (a) financial security in retirement; (b) the decision and ability to have and raise children; and (c) stable, long-term housing security; and (3) calls on the Government to: (a) take immediate action to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT; (b) commence quarterly reporting on progress toward delivering 30,000 homes by 2030, including: (i) the number of homes completed in the year to date; and (ii) the completion rate required to reach 30,000 by 2030 and any shortfall; and (c) report back to the Assembly in the next sitting week on what actions have been taken to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT. Debate ensued.

2. Proposed changeJo ClayGreens · Crossbench5 February 2026

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   Before

   (3) calls on the Government to: (a) take immediate action to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT; (b) commence quarterly reporting on progress toward delivering 30,000 homes by 2030, including: (i) the number of homes completed in the year to date; and (ii) the completion rate required to reach 30,000 by 2030 and any shortfall; and (c) report back to the Assembly in the next sitting week on what actions have been taken to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT. Debate ensued.

   After this change

   (3) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) take immediate action to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT; (b) every six months publicly report on progress toward delivering 30,000 homes by 2030, including: (i) the number of homes completed in the year to date; (ii) the completion rate required to reach 30,000 by 2030 and any shortfall; (iii) the number of development applications submitted and approved; (iv) the number of: (A) affordable; (B) community; and (C) public housing dwellings that have been released; (c) any other additional information that allows transparency over delivery of the 5,000 affordable, community and public housing dwellings; and (d) report back to the Assembly, in the next sitting week, on what actions have been taken to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT.

   The exact wording of this change

   together: 1. Insert after paragraph (1)(d): “(e) revenue surrendered to NSW councils and government when ACT residents buy across the border; and (f) as part of Labor’s housing plan to deliver 30,000 dwellings, 5,000 affordable, community and public housing dwellings will be delivered, with the public housing portfolio growing to 13,2000 dwellings by 2030;”. 2. Omit paragraph (3), substitute: “(3) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) take immediate action to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT; (b) every six months publicly report on progress toward delivering 30,000 homes by 2030, including: (i) the number of homes completed in the year to date; (ii) the completion rate required to reach 30,000 by 2030 and any shortfall; (iii) the number of development applications submitted and approved; (iv) the number of: (A) affordable; (B) community; and (C) public housing dwellings that have been released; (c) any other additional information that allows transparency over delivery of the 5,000 affordable, community and public housing dwellings; and (d) report back to the Assembly, in the next sitting week, on what actions have been taken to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT.”. Debate continued.

   Agreed on the voices. No individual votes were recorded. Its wording is in the final text.

3. What the Assembly decidedAgreed

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   Final agreed wording, with changes marked

   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) in July 2024 the Government committed to completing 30,000 additional dwellings by 2030; (b) meeting this target requires the completion of 1,250 new dwellings each quarter; (c) Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows: (i) the ACT is already more than 1,100 completions behind what is required to meet the target; (ii) despite an increase in completions in the latest quarter, the ACT has completed 30 percent fewer dwellings in the 12 months to September 2025 than were completed in the 12 months to December 2020; (iii) dwelling commencements show a similar shortfall; and (iv) dwelling approvals for the 12 months to November 2025 are less than 4,000, and in the 12 months to September 2025 dwelling approvals are less than 50 percent of what was approved in the 12 months to December 2018; (d) the ACT is in a housing crisis, with many Canberrans feeling owning their own home is out of reach; (e) revenue surrendered to NSW councils and government when ACT residents buy across the border; and (f) as part of Labor’s housing plan to deliver 30,000 dwellings, 5,000 affordable, community and public housing dwellings will be delivered, with the public housing portfolio growing to 13,2000 dwellings by 2030Clay; (2) further notes the importance of home ownership to: (a) financial security in retirement; (b) the decision and ability to have and raise children; and (c) stable, long-term housing security; and (3) calls on the ACT Government to: (a) take immediate action to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT; (b) every six months publicly report on progress toward delivering 30,000 homes by 2030, including: (i) the number of homes completed in the year to date; (ii) the completion rate required to reach 30,000 by 2030 and any shortfall; (iii) the number of development applications submitted and approved; (iv) the number of: (A) affordable; (B) community; and (C) public housing dwellings that have been released; (c) any other additional information that allows transparency over delivery of the 5,000 affordable, community and public housing dwellings; and (d) report back to the Assembly, in the next sitting week, on what actions have been taken to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACTClay.

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   That this Assembly: (1) notes that: (a) in July 2024 the Government committed to completing 30,000 additional dwellings by 2030; (b) meeting this target requires the completion of 1,250 new dwellings each quarter; (c) Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows: (i) the ACT is already more than 1,100 completions behind what is required to meet the target; (ii) despite an increase in completions in the latest quarter, the ACT has completed 30 percent fewer dwellings in the 12 months to September 2025 than were completed in the 12 months to December 2020; (iii) dwelling commencements show a similar shortfall; and (iv) dwelling approvals for the 12 months to November 2025 are less than 4,000, and in the 12 months to September 2025 dwelling approvals are less than 50 percent of what was approved in the 12 months to December 2018; (d) the ACT is in a housing crisis, with many Canberrans feeling owning their own home is out of reach; [put in: (e) revenue surrendered to NSW councils and government when ACT residents buy across the border; and (f) as part of Labor’s housing plan to deliver 30,000 dwellings, 5,000 affordable, community and public housing dwellings will be delivered, with the public housing portfolio growing to 13,2000 dwellings by 2030;](2) further notes the importance of home ownership to: (a) financial security in retirement; (b) the decision and ability to have and raise children; and (c) stable, long-term housing security; and (3) calls on the [put in: ACT]Government to: (a) take immediate action to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT; (b) [taken out: commence quarterly reporting][put in: every six months publicly report]on progress toward delivering 30,000 homes by 2030, including: (i) the number of homes completed in the year to date; [taken out: and](ii) the completion rate required to reach 30,000 by 2030 and any shortfall; [put in: (iii) the number of development applications submitted]and [put in: approved; (iv) the number of: (A) affordable; (B) community; and](C) [put in: public housing dwellings that have been released; (c) any other additional information that allows transparency over delivery of the 5,000 affordable, community and public housing dwellings; and (d)]report back to the Assembly, in the next sitting week, on what actions have been taken to increase the number of dwelling commencements in the ACT. [taken out: Debate ensued.]

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