NT Shelter Joint Media Release with Darwin Community Legal Service | Federal Budget a step in the right direction on housing reform but supply remains essential
NT Shelter says yesterday’s Federal Budget measures relating to the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing reflect growing recognition that Australia’s housing tax settings are contributing to worsening affordability pressures and housing insecurity.
NT Shelter Media Release | NT Budget risks locking in higher long-term costs by prioritising crime over housing
NT Shelter has responded to the Northern Territory Budget, acknowledging steps taken on housing investment while warning that the current balance of spending risks entrenching higher long-term costs rather than addressing the root causes of community safety.
NT Shelter Media Release | Community urged to shape the future of housing in the Northern Territory
NT Shelter welcomes the Northern Territory Government’s announcement of public consultation on the Northern Territory Housing Strategy, saying the process presents a critical opportunity to set a plan for affordable and social housing across the Northern Territory.
NT Shelter Media Release | Territory’s First FoyerInvest Working Group Launced to Drive Youth Foyer Advocacy
A long-term vision to support young Territorians into housing, education and employment is taking shape through the newly established NT FoyerInvest Working Group.
NT Shelter Joint Media Release | Workforce Initiative Strengthens Northern Territory Social Housing Sector
The ISACNT Social Housing Skill Set Pilot Program is led by the Industry Skills Advisory Council Northern Territory (ISACNT) in partnership with NT Shelter, Northern Territory social housing employers, and the Northern Territory Government – Department of Education and Training (DET).
NT Shelter, Media Statement, Monday, 2 February
The NT’s peak body working to address unmet housing need and homelessness urges a considered
approach to public housing reform to ensure housing stability is protected and homelessness is
prevented.
NT Shelter and NTCOSS Respond to High Court Ruling on Remote Rent Framework
NT Shelter notes today’s unanimous High Court decision regarding the Northern Territory Remote Rent Framework. The Court found that elements of the rent-setting process did not afford procedural fairness to remote public housing tenants and has ruled the resulting rent increases invalid.
NT Shelter Media Release, Thursday, 14 August 2025.
NT Shelter’s Media Release – Joint Commitment Signed to Support People Experiencing Homelessness in Alice Springs
NT Shelter Media Release, Tuesday, 9 July 2025
NT Shelter’s Media Release – 102 New Homes a Welcome Step, But NT Still Needs a Housing Supply Plan. Read in full here.
Joint Media Release: Bus Policy isn’t New — But the Sign Sends a New Message
Peak bodies and major NT community and homelessness service providers are calling on the Northern Territory Government and Department of Logistics and Infrastructure to reconsider the messaging and impact of newly publicised public transport signage disallowing “dirty or stained” clothing on buses.