For young adults, unmet housing aspirations can affect identity, mental health and wellbeing, and their ability to plan for the future.
- Research Associate, HHAUS research group, Swinburne University of Technology
One described how the house was ‘excessively damp and mouldy, to the point where all of our furniture and clothes and stuff started to get mould on it.’
New research has revealed Australia’s housing barriers are changing the traditional life course many young people are expected to follow.
Sharehousing is becoming more crucial as the rental crisis rages on, and not just for young people. It’s time to look at how housing policy can be fairer for sharehouse renters.
More Australians than ever live in rented homes, many of which get far too hot. With summers getting longer and hotter, keeping millions of people cool should be a national housing policy priority.
It’s often claimed that reforming tenancy laws to better protect tenants will drive landlords out of the market, leading to fewer rental properties. A new study finds no evidence to support the claim.
New research shows discrimination against Aboriginal Victorians in the private rental housing market is systemic, but there are solutions.
Investing in housing means providing a home. National tenancy reforms are reshaping the role of landlords to reflect this responsibility.
A new Australian documentary gives voice to the women in urgent need of policy action on housing insecurity and homelessness.
Trying to find housing can be a nightmare for pet owners, especially those who need it in a crisis. The inconsistencies from state to state and between different forms of housing demand reform.
