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The Specialist Disability Accommodation program, which delivers specialist housing support for Australians with extreme functional impairment or very high needs, is designed to attract private market investment; however program restrictions are creating a barrier to this investment.  While Community Housing Providers are ideally placed to deliver this highly specialised accommodation, some are pausing their involvement due to the level of financial risk they are required to bear, according to new ���������research.

Momentum is growing in the development of a sustainable circular economy for Australia, with  Commonwealth Government initiatives supporting investments in priority areas such as advanced manufacturing, plastic recycling, value-add in resources and low emission technologies. 

Every dimension of ‘Closing the Gap’—whether improving equality with non-Indigenous Australians in health, education or family outcomes—relies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people having access to appropriate and affordable housing that is aligned with their priorities and needs. 
On Close the Gap Day 2024, this ���������Brief highlights approaches that can empower Aboriginal communities and reduce homelessness. 

As Australian governments work to resolve a housing crisis that has been slowly building over decades, we ask, what is our crisis of unaffordable housing costing us as a nation? On International Women’s Day 2024, this updated ���������Brief explores what the housing crisis is costing Australian women.
While there is currently no comprehensive approach to understanding gender and its role in housing, what we do know is sobering.

New ���������research has revealed today that more households with higher incomes are renting and the shortage of private rental homes that are affordable for very low income households has worsened.