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A Vision for Improved Housing Affordability in Australia

Luke Michael, Monday, 7th May 2018 -  Adrian Pisarski is the executive officer of National Shelter and has almost 40 years’ experience in the not-for-profit sector. He is this week’s Changemaker. Pisarski has worked…

Tiny Solutions for Big Problems

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 17th April 2018 -  Tiny homes could hold the key to a broad range of community needs including affordable housing. According to the co-founders of Tiny Non-profit, “a tiny non-profit making tiny homes…

US Inspires $1 Million Grant For Community Housing Providers

Luke Michael, Tuesday, 20th March 2018 -  Australia will look to mimic a successful affordable housing approach from the United States, with the launch of an Affordable Housing Challenge offering a $1 million grant to community…

Increasing Wages Would Make The Australian Economy Safer

Stephen Kinsella, Friday, 17th November 2017 -  A lack of wage growth is hurting those on low to middle incomes, with almost a third of Australian households “over-indebted”, writes Stephen Kinsella from the University of Melbourne…

Property Industry – We Are Losing Our Social License To Operate

Robert Pradolin, Wednesday, 25th October 2017 -  Ever-increasing housing “unaffordability” in Australia is eroding the property industry’s social license to operate, writes Robert Pradolin, philanthropist and former general…

NSW and Victoria Falling Behind on Housing Affordability

Luke Michael, Wednesday, 11th October 2017 -  New South Wales and Victoria have fallen behind other states in addressing housing affordability, according to new research from the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute.…

New For Purpose Real Estate Agency Launches to Address Affordable Housing

Luke Michael, Monday, 2nd October 2017 -  A new for-purpose real estate agency has been launched in NSW, to serve the growing demand for affordable housing solutions across the state.   The agency, Echo Realty, was created…

Housing-Related Superannuation Measures

Lina Caneva, Monday, 24th July 2017 -  The federal government is calling for public submissions on its draft legislation on new housing-related superannuation measures announced in the 2017-18 budget. The government…

Social Sector Says NSW Budget is ‘Disappointing’

Rachel McFadden, Wednesday, 21st June 2017 -  Leading charities and peak bodies have declared the NSW budget a “missed opportunity” to address the state’s housing crisis and offer support to the state’s most vulnerable.…

Treasurer Makes Housing a Budget Priority

Wendy Williams, Tuesday, 11th April 2017 -  Housing affordability is set to be a priority for the upcoming federal budget according to a speech made by Treasurer Scott Morrison which has been welcomed by the social sector. In…

‘Zero-Day’ Rental Eviction Proposal Will Increase Homelessness

Ellie Cooper, Tuesday, 28th February 2017 -  Homelessness in Victoria will be exacerbated if proposed new laws to make it faster and easier to evict tenants from private rentals are passed, the state’s peak homelessness body…

Housing Affordability Watchlist for 2017

Andrew Cairns, Thursday, 23rd February 2017 -  When it comes to affordable housing Australia needs to triple its efforts to catch up to the growing need, writes Community Sector Banking CEO Andrew Cairns who offers his housing…

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