The Federal Election is over with a decisive victory to Labor. We congratulate them on their return to government, and we look forward to continuing to work with them to ensure that older people have the housing they need.

We wanted to take a moment to thank all of you, our members, for the work that you did in the lead up to the election. Sending letters to candidates, meeting members of Parliament, speaking up about older people’s housing. It is your voices and the stories we hear every day from our clients that makes our advocacy powerful.

We welcome Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s election night commitments to ensuring that ‘no-one is left behind’, and to ‘looking after older Australians’. One of the most effective foundations to achieve this will be to ensure that everyone has a secure home they can afford.

This must be a key priority for Labor as it sets the agenda for this next term of government, and with such a strong show of support, we urge them to be bold and take decisive action to finally end homelessness for older people.

HAAG will continue to stand with our members and the community to advocate for solutions that ensure that older people have the secure, affordable and accessible homes they need.

Chairperson Pam Young speaking to independent candidate for Kooyong Monique Ryan.