Another housing inquiry to waste your tax dollars

Monday 29 June 2026

Australia’s governments have conducted dozens of housing affordability inquiries over the years, including the following compiled by Dr Cameron Murray at Fresh Economic Thinking:

Organisations like the Grattan Institute, the McKell Institute, AHURI, and others have published similar reports.

These reports have consumed thousands of work hours and millions of dollars in wages and consulting fees, yet they have had little discernible effect.

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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.