Cities

The Australian Government established the Cities and Suburbs Unit to deliver on its urban policy agenda. It has also committed to establishing genuine partnerships between the three levels of government, business, and the community.

National Urban Policy

The Australian Government has released the National Urban Policy. The policy speaks to the Australian Government's aspirations for urban Australia.

The National Urban Policy was developed with input from various stakeholders including other Commonwealth agencies, state, territory and local governments, industry, urban policy experts and First Nations stakeholders.

Members of the public were invited to provide feedback on the draft policy. Public consultation was open from 23 May 2024 to 4 July 2024.

More information is available on the have your say page.

For more information see the Minister's media release.

Urban Policy Forum

The Australian Government appointed urban policy experts to the Urban Policy Forum to provide advice on the Government's urban policy agenda, including supporting the development of the National Urban Policy. The Forum held its first meeting on 4 August 2023. Additional information on the Urban Policy Forum can be found in the Minister's media release.

Urban Precincts and Partnerships Program

The urban Precincts and Partnerships Program will support transformative investment in urban Australia based on the principles of unifying urban places, growing economies and serving communities.

The Government announced the regional Precincts and Partnerships Program in October 2022. Together these two programs geographically cover the nation.

Housing Support Program

The Housing Support Program will support the delivery of increased housing supply by funding projects that seek to deliver enabling infrastructure, provide amenities to support new housing development or improve building planning capability.

Thriving Suburbs Program

The Thriving Suburbs Program will provide merit based and locally-driven grants that address priority community infrastructure in urban and suburban communities.

City and Regional Deals

The Australian Government has committed to honour previously signed deal commitments.

City Deals

Adelaide

• Document

  Adelaide City Deal—PDF (4.9 MB)
• Document

  2020-21-adelaide-annual-progress-report.pdf (2.2 MB)

Darwin

• Document

  darwin-city-deal.pdf (2.57 MB)
• Document

  Darwin City Deal 2021 Annual Progress Report—PDF (2.93 MB)

Geelong

• Document

  geelong-city-deal.pdf (1.01 MB)
• Document

  Geelong city deal annual progress report 2021—PDF (3.47 MB)

Hobart

• Document

  hobart-city-deal.pdf (10.78 MB)
• Document

  INFRA4985_Hobart_City Deal_Annual_Progress_Report_0222_Acc.pdf (8.16 MB)

Launceston

• Document

  launceston-city-deal.pdf (7.32 MB)
• Document

  Launceston city deal annual progress report 2021—PDF (4.46 MB)
• Document

  Launceston city deal three year implementation report—PDF (2.22 MB)

Perth

• Document

  Perth city deal—PDF (3.95 MB)

South East Queensland

• Document

  SEQ-City-Deal.pdf (4.06 MB)

Townsville

• Document

  townsville-city-deal.pdf (5.12 MB)
• Document

  Townsville City Deal—Annual Progress Report 2021—PDF (3.81 MB)
• Document

  Townsville city deal review—PDF (4.54 MB)

Western Sydney

• Document

  western-sydney-city-deal.pdf (6.13 MB)
• Document

  Western Sydney progress report 2021—PDF (4.52 MB)

Regional Deals

Barkly

• Document

  Barkly_Regional_Deal_20190413.pdf (8.4 MB)
• Document

  Barkly Regional Deal Annual Progress Report (December 2021) (5.94 MB)
• Document

  Barkly economic growth strategy for web—October 2022—PDF (2.47 MB)

Hinkler

• Document

  Hinkler Regional Deal Statement signed 26 March 2019—PDF (537.87 KB)
• Document

  Hinkler Regional Deal—Annual Progress Report 2022—PDF (3.34 MB)

Albury Wodonga

• The Australian, NSW and Victoria governments, together with Albury and Wodonga Councils, are negotiating specific projects.