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If signed into law, the legislation would be the first major housing bill to pass in decades.
New targets would lift revenue to $7.2 billion and enrolments to 119,000 by 2034. But housing pressure, market concentration and graduate outcomes pose real risks.
Imagine walking into your local Bunnings and buying a tiny home. It’s now an option but will these pods help Australia’s housing crisis?
New research shows older voters believe immigration is crunching housing supply, while young voters blame high interest rates and low wage growth.
Canadian landlords are able negotiate from a position of structural dominance as tenants confront systemic harms — rent hikes, unsafe conditions and evictions — all on their own.
A new report offers a roadmap to a healthier housing system. But its recommendations will require bold action.
There is a range of important reasons why home ownership remains elusive for many Australians. But there are solutions.
Housing announcements are everywhere right now, but few are based on evidence. Here’s what the politicians aren’t talking about, but should be.
We talk to Productivity Commission chair Danielle Wood about the housing challenge, as well as Australia's parlous productivity performance generally.
With the government’s legislation passing the senate, Australia has new tax concessions to drive the construction of rental properties. Here’s how they work.
Successful programs overseas have been highly targeted, financially innovative and used planning systems and public land to provide essential workers with housing they can afford.
Andrew Bragg joins us to explain why the coalition sees migration as a major issue when it comes to housing supply.
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.
The number of active short-term rental listings is a small fraction of the total number of dwellings in Australia – and many listings are not in the city areas of great housing need.
Pattern book housing has been proposed as a way to speed up housing supply in New South Wales. It certainly worked in the past.
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.
An approach to building homes collectively, inspired by German baugruppen, has been adopted in Australia with positive results.
A handful of large companies dominate the UK housing market, which may affect new-build supply.
Other states may well follow Victoria’s lead, but the 7.5% levy is likely to have a very modest impact on rental housing supply. There’s much more governments could do.
Top contributors
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Emeritus Professor of Housing, UNSW
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Emeritus Professor, Urban Planning and Policy, University of Sydney
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin University
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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John Curtin Distinguished Professor, Curtin Business School, Curtin University
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Professor of Housing Research, Adelaide University
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Executive Dean, UniSA Business, Adelaide University
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Professiorial Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Professor Emeritus of Urban Planning, University of Kansas
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Associate Professor & Global Challenge Lead, Urban Transformations Research Centre, Western Sydney University; University of British Columbia
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Emeritus Professor of Urban Policy, The New School
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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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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Associate professor in urbanism, University of Sydney
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Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne