Tag: Social 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.
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.
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.
Stay or go? Most older Australians want to retire where they are, but renters don’t always get a choice
Most Australians want to age at home, where they can remain connected to their communities and neighbourhoods. But what happens if you’re renting?
Government provides another $1 billion to finally win Greens' support for long-delayed housing bill
After months of stalling, the Greens agreed to pass the legislation through the Senate this week, despite the government refusing to give ground on its demand for controls on rents.
Efforts to find safe housing for homeless youth have gone backwards. Here's what the new national plan must do differently
The last time an Australian government made housing the homeless a priority was 15 years ago. The Albanese government’s promised plan is a second chance to get it right by drawing on models that work.
'It's soul-destroying': how people on a housing wait list of 175,000 describe their years of waiting
People on the general waiting list can wait a decade to be housed. Even those on the priority list may wait years. Asked how the wait affects them, their responses reveal devastating impacts.