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News and research in housing and urban policy, from Australia's leading urban policy research centre.

The Homelessness Monitor: England 2023

Analysing homelessness problems and solutions

New Building

Affordable housing is not always what it seems

Waterloo

Assessing financial viability of affordable housing

Garden City archetype diagram

Whither national urban policy?

The duellists

How do the Coalition and Labor plans on housing differ - and what have they ignored?

Politician clipart

If I were Housing Minister…

Preparing the foundations

Albanese and housing 2022-25: hyperactivity without a Plan

Factchecking claims on HAFF delivery: Attempting to shed light on a hot debate

Soccer balls fly off the field, with the possibility of striking children playing on equipment around the grassed area.

Designing school grounds for inclusive play: Moving beyond blanket bans

Keys to the housing crisis

Rising homelessness in Australian cities

Homelessness much worse than before COVID leaves agencies battling a perfect storm

Wide and spacious apartments feature front porches, views to a communal garden, access to natural light and air flow. Source: Spacecraft Architects Used with permission

Australian apartment living may have a more child-friendly future

Canberra's first build to rent scheme (Woden), completed Sep 2024

Build to Rent will produce more homes for tenants, but not for those most in need

Australian Parliament House

The Senate has passed the Help to Buy housing scheme. It will help, but not much

Benches and tables on artificial turf

How can we make better use of public open spaces for school recess?

NSW Parliament House

NSW tenancy law reform: the end of 'no-grounds', and what comes next