The Malinauskas Labor Government elevated housing to a top priority.
Building More Homes Than Ever Before - In 2024-25, a record high 12,870 homes were completed - that is nearly 20% higher than our long-term average. This is the result of the deliberate changes we have made to supercharge our housing sector.
A Better Planning System - We have made it easier and faster to build homes through our innovative planning reforms, with planning time frames cut by up to 18 months.
Stronger Tree Canopy Protections - We have strengthened our tree canopy laws by establishing tree loss regulations that meet Australia’s best practice standards - saving over 75,000 trees per year.
A Plan for the Future - We have delivered a once-in-a-generation blueprint for how Greater Adelaide will grow in a managed, connected and environmentally sustainable way. Through the Greater Adelaide Regional Plan we have:
Mapped where an additional 315,000 homes and hundreds of thousands of jobs will be located
Reserved land for essential infrastructure such as hospitals, roads, public transport, schools and emergency services
Preserved up to 1000 hectares for a new Northern Parklands to ensure open green space and sporting facilities for an important new housing growth front.
Real Reforms to Preserve Heritage - We have used the planning system to preserve things that make our communities great places to live, including providing heritage homes with extra protection against demolition. We also passed legislation to return Ayers House to the National Trust after it was removed by the previous Liberal Government.
More for First Home Buyers Than Ever Before - We have opened the door to home ownership for more South Australians by:
Abolishing stamp duty for all first home buyers building or purchasing a new home - regardless of the price.
Expanding the First Home Owner grant of up to $15,000 to all eligible first home buyers
And introducing a new 2% deposit HomeStart loan.
Restoring the Trust - We were elected with an ambitious agenda to restore the Housing Trust in both name and purpose - and we have delivered:
Achieving the first significant net increase to public housing stock in a generation.
Building more than 1000 new public homes, including 150 new homes in regional South Australia.
Majorly refurbishing 350 vacant properties, bringing them back into use for families who need them most.
Undertaking a statewide maintenance blitz, improving the safety and comfort of 3,000 tenanted homes.
Increasing security measures which has resulted in decreased anti-social behaviour and improved amenity.
Reversing the former Liberal Government’s planned sell-off of 580 public homes.
More Rights for Renters - We have delivered the biggest reforms to our rental system since the introduction of the Residential Tenancies Act in 1995 by:
Banning rent bidding
Making rental bonds more affordable
Introducing the right for renters to have pets in their homes, with clear guidelines
Capping rent increases at once every 12 months
Implementing new termination requirements for leases, meaning landlords will now need prescribed grounds to terminate or not renew a tenancy
Increasing the notice period to end a fixed term tenancy from 28 to 60 days
Capping routine property inspections to 4 per year
Better protecting tenants’ information
Mandating that rental properties must comply with minimum housing standards
Providing better support for tenants experiencing domestic abuse