Policy

A careful study of rent banks in Canada, which prevent evictions by providing emergency financial support to households at risk of eviction.
Affordability is not a problem solved once and for all, but a situation that requires constant monitoring as well as management. Professor Phang Sock Yong’s body of work has shaped conversations around housing affordability both in Singapore and abroad—helping policymakers manage land, supply, finance and market rules as one integrated system.
This research project examines the effectiveness of Australia’s supported accommodation services in meeting the needs of unaccompanied children and young people aged 12–24. It proposes principles to guide policy and practice toward a better system.
Using a detailed integrated database for over 1,200 apartment buildings developed across Sydney between 2010 and 2019, the aim of this paper is to present an analysis of the actual level of profits generated during the post-GFC apartment boom.
This lecture given by Mark Stephens on 20 February 2026, is about social housing, and the role that it might play in tackling Australia’s housing crisis.

From the AHURI inquiry: Inquiry into developing a long-term governance and resource framework for sustainable and effective Indigenous housing. What…

This research explores workplace trauma in Australia’s social housing and homelessness services, including its extent, causes and impacts, and examines current practices to address this trauma, options to mitigate it, and guiding principles for response.
This research explores how property technology is used in Australia’s private and social rental sectors and examines the implications of this for individuals and housing access, and whether existing policy and legal frameworks are fit-for-purpose.