State of Housing 2026: Policy, Design & the Future of State-Led Delivery

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State governments are reshaping how Australia plans, designs, and delivers housing at scale. As demand surges and planning systems evolve, state-led solutions — from design guidelines to procurement reforms to accelerated approvals — are becoming critical levers for national housing supply.  This webinar brings together senior policymakers and delivery partners to unpack the future of state-led housing delivery: what’s working, what’s changing, and what the next decade of design and planning looks like.

Attendees will learn

• Policy That Accelerates Delivery: How state agencies are reforming planning systems, design codes, approval pathways, and procurement frameworks to enable faster, more predictable delivery of housing supply

• Design Standards for the Next Decade:

  The shift toward modular, repeatable, and sustainability-driven design. How Homes NSW, VIC Housing, and QLD Housing are lifting design quality while pushing for cost-efficiency and scalability

• Digital Foundations for Efficient Delivery:

  How data consistency, connected systems, and transparent reporting are becoming non-negotiables for state procurement — and what delivery partners must prepare for