I don t mind presenting alternative concepts but I m not sure that your sources really support your view This one says for example that MAH seeks to provide appropriate secure well located and affordable housing clearly suggesting that housing can be inappropriate insecure badly located and still affordable The Brisbane TImes article considers only cost relative to income Queensland clearly supports a total cost of housing approach in practice thus their interest in transportation costs for example In the US publicly funded projects must meet more requirements than just cost but we call a falling down shack indecent or a health hazard not unaffordable If Australia uses affordable housing as a code word for what the rest of the world calls decent and affordable housing then I don t mind including that definition but your original proposal to replace everyone else s definition is not acceptable to me