Research / Reports

Australian capital city dwelling prices will peak in the first half of 2022, with growth slowing down sharply due to expected further intervention by the banking regulator to restrict home lending, according to Christopher’s Housing Boom and Bust Report 2022
Ernst and Young assessment of benefits by cohort for a given year reveal cohorts 2.3 (at risk to stable housing), 2.4 (at-risk to optimal housing) as the client outcome cohorts realising the greatest share of benefits, highlighting the successful early intervention and preventative nature of the HAL Service.
Workplaces are making decisions about how employees will work next year. It is important to consider how we work impacts brain health and well being.
Our research suggests support for legal reform on Indigenous issues is not only high, it’s also durable. Public attitudes have shifted to such an extent in the last 40 years, there is little reason to think a constitutionally enshrined Voice wouldn’t pass a referendum if it was held today.

This is the second report of a research project that began in mid-2020, after the early dramatic responses by governments…

This research draws on Household Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) survey data and 2016 Census of Population and Housing data and employs two methods of Small Area Estimation (SAE): a unit-based and an area-based approach to look ar small statistical areas where homelessness is a high risk.
The Australian Government Department of Social Services (DSS) contracted researchers at the University of New South Wales to develop guidelines for supported decision-making. Everyone has the right to make decisions – many people look to others for support to help make decisions. This may include assistance in understanding the choices available, understanding the impact of those choices, and helping implement those choices. People with cognitive impairment may need additional support for day-to-day decision-making as well as more significant decisions. This support may be provided formally through services, and informally by family and friends. This is different to substitute decision-making where someone else makes a decision for them – this may be done by parents (for someone under 18 years) or by legally appointed guardians or trustees,
This research examines the policy and practice issues raised by the increasing demand for public housing among older Australians, and how public housing authorities (PHAs) can support older tenants to age well.It is both important and necessary to have frontline workers in the system (housing/property officers and tenancy practitioners) who are resourced and allowed to provide one-on-one support to address older people’s needs and issues.