Community Land Trusts
Now in phase 2 of the research and working with 10 partner organisations, the team is tracking three case studies in Victoria and Tasmania: organisations that are now implementing the conceptual material from...
Journal Articles
Responding to the needs of homeless Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people with complex disability: The Guddi for Young People
Youth homelessness has been identified as a significant problem in Australia, which exposes young people to social exclusion and considerable disadvantage (MacKenzie, Flatau, Steen, & Thielking, 2016). For...
Morphogenesis of Informal Settlements
This project investigates morphogenic processes through which self-organized urban design and planning produce new urban neighbourhoods within cities of the Global South. Using Google Earth and Streetview...
Urban regulation and diverse housing supply: An Investigative Panel
Dimensions of housing diversity that are lacking in Australia’s major cities There has long been concern that new housing supply is failing to meet the changing needs of Australia’s diverse population....
Exploring what the Notion of ‘Lived Experience’ Offers for Social Policy Analysis
In this article, we suggest that social policy may be on the cusp of a large-scale adoption of the notion of lived experience. However, within social policy and allied disciplines, the growing use of the...
Finland ends homelessness and provides shelter for all in need
In Finland, the number of homeless people has fallen sharply. The reason: The country applies the “Housing First” concept. Those affected by homelessness receive a small apartment and counselling –...
How co-housing could make homes cheaper and greener
Housing affordability is at crisis levels in many Australian cities, fuelled by an inadequate supply of housing in areas close to jobs and a taxation system that favours investors over first home...
Housing fix: Noosa’s push to allow ‘secondary dwellings’ on properties to ease crisis
Noosa is considering a pilot solution to its desperate housing crisis that would allow ‘secondary dwellings’ to be built on people’s existing properties. The bold proposal that would tackle the issue...
Investing in new social housing for survivors of domestic violence ‘could boost Australian economy’
Investment in new social housing for survivors of family and domestic violence in Australia would not only give safety and security to some of those needing it the most, but it also makes economic sense, new...
The role and significance of planning in the determination of house prices in Australia: Recent policy debates
On the world stage, Australian cities have been punching above their weight in global indexes of housing prices, sparking heated debates about the causes of and remedies for, sustained house price inflation....