Tag: Affordable housing
Sydney’s largest public housing estate is being redeveloped, but not all these homes need to be demolished
Our research shows decent homes could be lost – and the social and environmental costs of demolition should not be ignored.
Can Australia end homelessness? Yes, we know how, but we must find the will to do it
Our governments now have all the evidence they need to end homelessness. The new National Housing and Homelessness Plan is an opportunity to put it into practice.
Prefabs and the ‘missing middle’: how to get Australia back on track to build 1.2 million homes in the next 5 years
Current construction approaches are too slow to achieve the ambitious national housing target. But there’s a proven alternative building technology that’s more efficient, faster and greener.
Violence against women is both a legal and cultural problem. What can we do to address it?
Gender violence has captured the attention of policy makers and the public. There’s many things that can be done, both in the short and long term.
City planners love infill development. So why are cities struggling with it, and how can they do better?
Infill development is patchy across Australian cities, as is its quality. Bigger and better projects are needed to hit planning targets and reduce urban sprawl.
Housing and the Albanese government: a mid-term report card
The government has made housing a federal policy priority after a decade of neglect. But the scale of the housing crisis means its actions to date are just a start – much more must be done.
The rental housing crisis is hurting our most vulnerable and demands a range of solutions (but capping rents isn't one of them)
The people with the worst health often live in rental homes likely to make them sicker, and poor policy could make it worse.
Ageing in a housing crisis: growing numbers of older Australians are facing a bleak future
An ageing population is caught in a perfect storm of rising house prices and rents, falling home ownership rates, mortgage debt carried into retirement, insecure rentals and a lack of social housing.