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Call for superannuation funds to invest in affordable housing

20/06/2018

The trillions of dollars tucked away in superannuation funds should be invested in affordable housing in Australia, a Canberra-based advocacy group says. ACT Shelter executive […]

Plea For Affordable Housing To Be Part Of Next Election Campaign

06/06/2018

“You go to any BBQ or pub, this is what people are talking about and looking to government for action on.” A coalition of charities […]

Invisible homelessness: When living in your car becomes your only option

05/06/2018

At 60, Deb never imagined she would find herself without a roof over her head, having to resort to living in her car. “Last year […]

Securing a spot in Penrith affordable housing development like ‘winning the lotto’

30/05/2018

Low-income earners lucky enough to secure a home in a landmark $100 million development in Sydney’s west have compared it to “winning the lottery”. Soaring […]

Effective ACT housing model examined as part of national housing affordability report

30/05/2018

Australia requires a unified national housing strategy to tackle a deficit of more than 200,000 affordable dwellings across the nation, according to new research from […]

Op ed: Absence of coordinated social housing plan

24/05/2018

By Daniel Strickland, Mission Australia. In March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the census data on homelessness. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, NSW saw the […]

Op ed: Absence of coordinated social housing plan

24/05/2018

By Daniel Strickland, Mission Australia. In March, the Australian Bureau of Statistics released the census data on homelessness. Unfortunately, but not surprisingly, NSW saw the […]

Budget 2018: What happened to affordable housing?

23/05/2018

By Wendy Hayhurst. No joy from Budget 2018. Governments do have the resources to tackle affordable housing shortfalls. They just don’t have the will to […]

Hobart now Australia’s most unaffordable city for tenants, new report finds

23/05/2018

Hobart has pipped Sydney to claim the unenviable title of Australia’s most unaffordable capital for tenants with the gap widening between incomes and the amount […]

New Report: Rental Affordabilty Index – May 2018

23/05/2018

Everybody’s Home partner National Shelter today released the 6th edition of the Rental Affordability Index with our partners SGS Economics and Planning and Community Sector […]

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