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Housing Affordability Solutions Summit

It’s time to bring housing affordability back within reach.

This is no longer a future challenge. We must enable the delivery of more housing, faster, by addressing policy settings and feasibility constraints that are limiting supply and restricting the types of housing being brought to market.

This summit brings together leaders from government, finance, and property to examine what needs to change and what it will take to improve housing affordability in today’s market.

Explore how decisions are shaping housing supply, the realities of making projects stack, and the barriers limiting key typologies, including Build-to-Rent and affordable housing.

Understand where current approaches to density, scale, and housing diversity are falling short, and what must shift to enable greater delivery across the housing continuum.

What would it take to improve housing affordability now? What will actually move the dial?

Secure your seat at the most important conversation of the year. 

Event summary

Date

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Time

7:30am for an 8:00am start – 12:00pm

Location

Ballroom Le Grand 3
Sofitel Brisbane
249 Turbot Street
Brisbane City Q 4000

Price

Member: $189
Non-member: $399

Light networking breakfast on arrival, morning tea, espresso coffee, and tea are provided

Session Overview

Opening address
8:10am

The role of government in restoring home ownership

Hear from the Honourable David Janetzki MP, Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership, as he outlines the Crisafulli Government’s vision for improving housing affordability and restoring pathways to home ownership for Queenslanders.

This session will cover current priorities, key initiatives, and the settings influencing housing delivery, including an update on Boost to Buy.

Hon. David Janetzki MP

Queensland Government

Session 1
8:30am

Housing across the continuum: Delivering choice not one-size-fits-all

This panel explores housing diversity across the continuum, from social and affordable housing through to market delivery, and how each contributes to supply and affordability outcomes.

It will examine what is working, where policy is misaligned with real market behaviour, and what more is needed beyond mechanisms such as HAFF and HIF to support greater levels of housing affordability.

Jane West

Bric Housing

Pretar Harris

Housing Australia

Session 2
9:00am

Build-to-rent and affordable housing: Why aren’t we delivering more?

This panel examines the role of build-to-rent and affordable housing in improving affordability and rental security, and why delivery at scale remains limited.

The discussion will unpack the barriers to these typologies, including taxation, financing and investment constraints, as well as the role of foreign capital and policy settings.

It will also consider what needs to change to unlock greater levels of investment and accelerate delivery.

Angela Buckley

Mirvac

Jamisen Rivera

Frasers Property Australia

Break
9:40am

Morning tea

Take the opportunity to connect with industry peers and continue the conversation over refreshments.

Session 3
10:00am

Financing affordability

This panel examines trends in housing and lending, and the role of finance in enabling housing delivery.

The discussion will explore the challenges of making projects stack, including feasibility constraints and the flow-on impacts to housing prices.

It will also consider the risks and opportunities in achieving greater levels of housing affordability.

Marty Green

Westpac

Caryn Kakas

ANZ

David Roberts

Macquarie Asset Management

Session 4
10:45am

Rethinking Residential: Is scale, size, and density the answer?

This panel explores how size, scale, and density influence housing affordability, and the role they play in shaping residential outcomes.

The discussion will examine whether smaller housing leads to more affordable outcomes, and what can be learned from other states and overseas.

It will also consider the role of industry and government in identifying the next market solution.

Michael Hurley

Aria Property Group

Claire O’Rourke

Cohere

Michael Loney

Ausbuild

Session 5
11:15am

A roadmap for innovation

This panel explores the innovations that could improve housing affordability now, and what success realistically looks like.

The discussion will focus on the practical changes, across policy, delivery, and construction, that have the potential to move the dial.

Leah Lang

Leah Lang Architects

Jack Hutchinson

Hutchinson Builders

Max Shifman

Matthew Bowes

Stay tuned, the full program and speaker lineup is coming soon.

Speakers

Honourable David Janetzki MP

Treasurer, Minister for Energy and Minister for Home Ownership

Queensland Government

Jane West

CEO

Bric Housing

Pretar Harris

Chief Investment Officer, More Homes

Housing Australia

Angela Buckley

General Manager, Build to Rent BTR (Multi-Family)

Mirvac

Jamisen Rivera

Development Director

Frasers Property Australia

Marty Green

National General Manager, Property Finance Business Division

Westpac

Caryn Kakas

Head of Housing Strategy

ANZ

David Roberts

Global Head of Real Estate Strategy

Macquarie Asset Management

Michael Hurley

Residential Manager

Aria Property Group

Claire O’Rourke

Managing Director

Cohere

Michael Loney

Joint Managing Director

Ausbuild

Leah Lang

Queensland Government Architect

Leah Lang Architects

Jack Hutchinson

Director

Hutchinson Builders

Max Shifman

Chief Executive Officer

Intrapac Property

Matthew Bowes

Senior Associate

GRATTAN Institute

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