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AMPLIFICATION: Bringing Australians together to tackle big challenges and spark change #housing #deliberation #community

The AMPLIFY team got to hear from Zara Seidler ☕️, co-founder of the The Daily Aus, this morning on the experience of building a community of young people engaged in the news. Great lessons for us as we spend some time reflecting on building the AMPLIFY community and giving people a voice in tackling the biggest issues we face. Thanks Zara Seidler ☕️ for taking the time, being so open and honest with your reflection and inspiring us all!

The community found hearing directly from experts hugely valuable from our recent deliberation on the intergenerational divide. Check out the contribution from Danielle Wood, the Productivity Commissioner below:

The only conversation that matters on Housing. The one we’re having with you.    We turned to Australia’s brightest minds for real solutions. The result? Bold housing reforms designed to tackle affordability, expand choice, and secure housing for all. With guidance from experts like Saul Eslake, Steve Driscoll, and Jenny Rudolph, an inspiring team of Australian of the Year Awards recipients and respected community leaders - each recognised for their dedication to serving the community and fostering the public good - carefully prioritised a powerful shortlist of 13 solutions. These will take centre stage at our National Housing AMPLIFICATION in February 2025    Here’s a look at the 13: Making housing more affordable:  - Unlocking private investment for essential worker housing: A national digital solution (Housing All Australians)  - Implement a regime of tax reform, phasing out housing tax concessions (Everybody’s Home)  - Replace stamp duties with broad-based land value taxes (Grattan Institute)  - Boost Commonwealth Rent Assistance (Housing All Australians) Expanding housing choice:  - Unlock density Australia-wide with the Missing Middle Zone (YIMBY Melbourne)  - Incentivise gentle densification (CEDA - Committee for Economic Development of Australia)   - Implement Mandatory Inclusionary Zoning for affordable housing (Community Housing Industry Association)  - Scale up modular housing via changes to the National Construction Code (Blueprint Institute)   - Expand visa pathways to bolster our skilled construction workforce (Blueprint Institute) Increasing housing security:  - Strengthen protection for renters (CEDA - Committee for Economic Development of Australia)   - Encourage ‘build to rent’ for institutional investors (Committee for Economic Development Australia)  - Create a broad-based social housing program (Everybody’s Home)    The reform that covers all three problems:  - Implement a National Housing and Homelessness Plan embedded in law (Hal Pawson, UNSW City Futures Research Centre) We want to thank our community heroes and the National Australia Day Council for working so hard to give Australians a strong set of reforms. Thank you so much Blair McFarland, Christine R. OAM, Nick Hudson, Melissa R., Bernie Shakeshaft, Belinda Young, Selina Walker, Frank Oberklaid AM, Clair Harris, Amar Singh JP. What’s next?     100 Australians will participate in the first-ever national housing deliberation, deciding which reforms to support. Their priorities will be advocated for with decision makers.     More detail on the reforms will be shared in the new year. For now, head to our platform to engage on the national housing AMPLIFICATION or drop your thoughts below! 

What an incredible night on Monday at our first public event in Sydney! 🎉   A huge thank you to our host, Adam Spencer, and our stellar panel - Claire Lehmann, founder of Quillette; Bill Kelty, former President of the Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU), and Waleed Aly, award winning journalist from Network 10 —for diving into the big question: Is Australia at risk of becoming as polarised as the US?   The conversation was thought-provoking, the audience engagement inspiring, and the insights shared will undoubtedly fuel important discussions as we continue this journey.   Stay tuned! There’s so much more to come as we seek to find “uncommon ground” as we give the community a voice and role in shaping our nation's future. 💡    #Polarisation #Democracy #Housing #CostofLiving #AMPLIFY

We are live in Box Hill, Melbourne finding uncommon ground in the intergenerational divide. This morning, our community members heard from a range of experts: -Professor Patrick McGorry AO, the founder of Orygen and Professor of Youth Mental Health; - Matthew Taylor Taylor, the Director Intergeneration Program at the Centre for Independent Studies; - Jason Tabarias Program Director at the Susan McKinnon Foundation; - Ashleigh Streeter-Jones Streeter-Jones the founder of Raise Our Voice Australia; and - Jonathan O'Brien from YIMBY Melbourne With Danielle Wood still to come, this group are deep in dialogue about the issues underpinning the intergenerational divide. Thanks to all our experts and the incredible members of the Box Hill community for their time and engagement. This group has found they have more that binds them than divides them. All brilliantly facilitated by Keith Greaves FIAP2, Lyndal Mackintosh and Gus Richardson from MosaicLab Co.

📊 What divides the generations—and what unites them? This Sunday in Box Hill, Melbourne - we’re hosting a mini deliberation to explore the intergenerational divide. From housing and climate action to the tax system, we’ll unpack the big questions shaping our collective future: 🔹 How much of the "generational divide" is overhyped? 🔹 When does stepping into another generation’s shoes offer real solutions? This discussion is part of our ongoing work to help revitalise Australia's democracy. Stay tuned as we continue this conversation at future events, including an online session in early 2025 focused on addressing the lack of ambition in Australia’s policy landscape. #IntergenerationalDivide #FutureOfAustralia #RevitaliseDemocracy #CommunityEngagement

Our CEO, Georgina Harrisson sat down with Nadine Blayney at the ausbiz studios to talk about why we’re here and what we’re trying to do. We love what we do here AMPLIFY. Thanks @ausbiz for the opportunity to share our story.

Can we have more social and affordable housing without more unaffordable taxes? With demand outpacing supply and waiting lists stretching for years, it’s time to tackle the tough questions and the conversation starts here. #socialhousing #affordablehousing #housingcrisis

Building costs up, labour numbers down. Let’s unpack the issue. #constructioncapacity #housing #housingcrisis