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From exorbitant rents to an undersupply of affordable homes, ancient societies faced some familiar-sounding problems – with serious social consequences.
While the summit’s program is well-defined, it’s much harder to know what’s going on behind closed doors.
Even at this week’s roundtable, Australia is still overlooking half the workforce. Smarter regulation and women’s full participation could boost productivity.
Housing not only provides much-needed homes, it can drive the economy in a range of ways. But do harness its potential, we need to do it differently.
Looking back on New Orleans 20 years after Hurricane Katrina is a reminder that while such hazards may be natural, the death and destruction is largely human-made.
The NSW government was broadly lauded when it scrapped no-grounds evictions but a recent change could make things tougher for tenants.
When it comes to improving the fairness of the tax system, this is no time to be squeamish.
More than one year after the Supreme Court’s Grants Pass v. Johnson ruling, a geographer who researches homelessness finds that the ruling is leading to more places criminalizing homelessness.
The Reserve Bank’s encouraged by the sharp fall in inflation and worried about the global outlook. Here’s why it looks likely we’ll see one more rate cut this year.
International standards may require expensive systems like air conditioning to achieve comfort. But low-cost solutions like mud and adobe walls can be effective.
Tiny houses can normalise smaller, more sustainable living. So why are some owners facing eviction?
Now is the time for government to act – before the next disaster strikes.
One of Latin America’s smallest nations has a robust network of housing cooperatives, which give access to permanent, affordable housing to citizens at a range of income levels.
The measure enables broad tax cuts that disproportionately favor wealthy households while forcing its costs on the most economically vulnerable Americans.
If housing violations arise, it’s on tenants to defend their rights. It’s a system that may not be effective at preventing poor health.
Unless we are happy to keep government debt, – which is already close to a trillion dollars – growing indefinitely, taxes will need to rise.
Divorce rates are near 50-year lows. The high cost of housing could be a big factor.
Companies are betting on office mandates to fix sluggish productivity, but what workers need most are affordable homes, shorter commutes and real opportunities to grow, not added stress.
Progress on nature-positive farming – but habitats still trail big-ticket technology
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor in Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University
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Emeritus Professor of Housing and Housing Studies, RMIT University
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Alan Morris is a Friend of The Conversation.
Professor, Institute for Public Policy and Governance, University of Technology Sydney
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia