Research / Reports
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Demand-side policy settings designed to lift home ownership rates over the past four decades, have in fact worsened costs for first home buyers in Australia. From a policy perspective, a systemic fall in home ownership is likely to place increasing fiscal pressure on governments and may exacerbate existing economic inequalities as individuals age.
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Housing is a complex system and we argue that thinking about the separate components of housing in isolation, we are unable to consider the resiliency of housing as a whole system. The purpose of this paper is to inform and help structure resilient housing policy and strategy development in SEQ.
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We mapped the evidence on cancer risk factors as well as barriers and facilitators to cancer prevention services among people experiencing homelessness, which is key to localising research gaps and identifying strategies for tailored interventions adapted to people experiencing homelessness.
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Due to shelter shortages, Australia is using backpacker hostels and boarding houses to accommodate people experiencing homelessness, but how violence manifests in these settings is not well understood.
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People experiencing homelessness largely lack available, accessible, affordable, acceptable and safe WASH (Water Sanitation & Hygiene).
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This report distills a year of research on homelessness in America. It provides background, evidence and a point of view on some of the major drivers of America’s homelessness crisis.
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Housing is a catalyst of growth in our regions; therefore, the lack of housing investment is a handbrake on regional growth.
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Report for Affordable Housing for Generations. This paper proposes a novel approach using a variation of the traditional residual income model to redefine housing unaffordability thresholds. Unlike the conventional approach, where households are assumed to survive on minimal expenses (‘rice and beans lifestyle’), we prioritise the wellbeing of household members and the general economy.
