Research and advocacy that creates policy change
Since 2023, our research and advocacy has helped drive concrete policy reform across Victoria and Australia in favour of more sustainable, liveable, and affordable cities.
Since 2023, according to Grattan Institute analysis
Generating real, actionable policy change across Victoria
Across major Australian outlets, reaching millions of voters
Cutting the controversy from the density debate
The changing role of planning
Concern over plan for six-storey community housing in Prahran, with just five car parks
The apartment experiment
“Legacy planning shibboleths are being upended almost daily in Victoria and NSW as state governments override commonly held beliefs, and the vocal objections of local residents, to permit more housing. The YIMBY movements in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane, and Canberra are a big part of that story.”
— Brendan Coates , Program Director, Grattan Institute
“Judging by recent reforms… they can claim some success in influencing government policies.”
— Alistair Sisson , Research Fellow, Macquarie University
“They're pro-growth and they're by and large more economically literate than a lot of people who've been commenting on cities in the past.”
— Alain Bertaud , Former Principal Planner, World Bank
“An absolutely outstanding organisation who are already achieving quite a lot.”
— Evan Mulholland , Shadow Minister for Home Ownership and Housing Affordability
“The tide has turned, driven… by the rise of the YIMBY movement.”
— Benita Kolovos , Victorian
The Better Decisions Made Faster Act codifies housing supply as a goal of land use policy
The Victorian Parliament passed the most significant reform to planning legislation in decades—overhauling approval pathways, restricting third-party appeals, and introducing the goal of housing supply to every planning decision made in the state.
Restrictive Covenant reform unlocks tens of thousands of homes across Melbourne
As part of the Better Decisions Made Faster Act, the Victorian Government Victoria ended the ability of century-old private agreements to block housing where the planning scheme supports it.
The Activity Centre Program unlocks transit-oriented development across the city
The Victorian Government adopted an ambitious transit-oriented development program—enabling medium-density housing within 60 activity centres across Melbourne.