Australian Greens: VICTORIAN GREENS SECURE LAWS TO FORCE PROPERTY DEVELOPERS TO CONTRIBUTE PUBLIC, COMMUNITY...

The Victorian Greens have secured a housing 'Head of Power' to legally mandate property developers include public, community and affordable housing in new developments.

The Greens say that Labor now has "no excuses" not to force developers to contribute their fair share of housing that people can actually afford.

For the first time, the Greens amendment creates a clear legal power for councils and the Planning Minister to require public, community and affordable housing when big new developments are approved.

The Greens welcome the government's support for their amendment which was secured as part of the Greens negotiations on the Planning Amendment Bill 2025 at the end of last year.

The Greens amendment has been widely supported by housing advocates who have been calling for the change for a long time.

It passed Parliament last night officially solidifying the new power into the law and the Greens say that now Labor must use it.

The Victorian Greens spokesperson for Planning, Dr Sarah Mansfield said:

"The head of power will make sure we're building homes people can actually afford, now Labor has to use it.

"Private property developers aren't thinking about affordability, they're thinking about profit and for too long, Labor's given them all the power over what gets built.

"While renters are being smashed, young people are locked out and the public housing waitlist is exploding, Labor's got no excuse to give property developers special treatment.

"Now the only thing stopping new developments from including public, community and affordable housing is Labor."