Research / Reports
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Social work is uniquely positioned to assist people to avoid evictions and to sustain at-risk tenancies through both direct practice and advocacy.
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The goal of this research paper was to create an indicator that would reveal the actual ability to rent housing without simplifying this phenomenon to availability or affordability alone.
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The purpose of this open access book is to develop a psychological understanding of how economic inequality is tolerated and justified.
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This paper critiques the proliferation of “faux-design”—superficial or tokenistic applications of co-design principles—and contrasts them with best-practice approaches that genuinely shift power and decision-making to Indigenous communities.
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This article shapes an introductory advocacy framework for social workers striving to achieve the right to adequate housing for all in the Australian disaster recovery context.
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This study examines housing options for international students in Australia, comparing purpose-built student accommodation, co-living spaces, build-to-rent developments, and private rentals based on affordability, accessibility, and student well-being.
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This landmark report outlines practical, scalable solutions to strengthen social connection – and calls on policy-makers, researchers and all sectors to treat social health with the same urgency as physical and mental health.
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This report presents the results of a survey of 1,019 people who rent privately in Australia and places the results of that survey into the context of the overall private rental sector. Across most of the issues we asked about, renters in disadvantaged groups are doing worse.
