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In the Media 27th October 2022 in In the Media
In the Media 27th October 2022 in In the Media

This article in the Australian Financial Review explores some potential inconsistencies associated with the launch of the national housing accord. While emphasising that any focus on supply is welcome, the article questions several key aspects of the accord, including the framework for partnership with the private sector, and its (potentially unattainable) 'initial, aspirational target' of one million affordable homes.

brief 26th October 2022 in brief
brief 26th October 2022 in brief

Understanding family violence and housing in Indigenous families

Family violence occurs at higher rates in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities than in the general Australian population, with the rate of hospitalisation for Indigenous women due to Family violence being 8 per 1,000 women and 0.2 per 1,000 for non-Indigenous women. In addition, Indigenous males were 27 times as likely to be hospitalised for family violence as non-Indigenous males.

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brief 26th October 2022 in brief
brief 26th October 2022 in brief

Housing male perpetrators of domestic and family violence

There is a role for housing programs for perpetrators of DFV as men who are removed from the family home and have nowhere else to go are more likely to attempt to return to the family home, which may compromise the safety and security of the women and children.

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brief 24th October 2022 in brief
brief 24th October 2022 in brief

The need for a robust Australian National Housing and Homelessness Plan

After years of relatively little progress on improving housing affordability the Australian Government has declared its commitment to developing a new National Housing and Homelessness Plan, ‘with the support and assistance of key stakeholders including States and Territories, local government, not for profit and civil society organisations, industry bodies, superannuation funds and other experts in housing, finance and urban development.’

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