Create Advisory helps shape Productivity Commission’s Housing Supply Interim Report

The Productivity Commission has released its Interim Report for the Housing Supply Regulation Inquiry, acknowledging several matters raised in Create Advisory’s submission and reflecting them in its focus areas and recommendations.
2026/27 Federal Budget overview

Budget superlatives can sometimes be over-played, but this years’ Federal Budget certainly has enlivened the debate around the tax and other policy settings needed to address Australia’s challenges in delivering affordable housing, infrastructure and services, whilst building economic resilience to geopolitical shocks.
Implications of an expanded Safeguard Mechanism

The Federal Government’s Safeguard Mechanism (SGM) review is scheduled to start in the second half of 2026. The Productivity Commission has recommended lowering the coverage threshold from 100,000 tCO₂-e to 25,000 tCO₂-e. If accepted, this change would see more than 100 new organisations enter the scheme for the first time.
Victoria’s Infrastructure Strategy 2025-55

The latest 30-year Infrastructure Strategy for Victoria is big and important piece of work. It tackles the ever-present challenge of how we better sequence the right infrastructure and services to support Victoria through sustained growth.
Challenges and opportunities of water infrastructure

Explore how Australia can innovate, invest and collaborate to secure sustainable and equitable access to water