The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has bestowed two awards in celebration of excellence in housing research.

Dr Chris Martin from the University of New South Wales and Dr Rachel Gallagher from Griffith University were the 2026 award winners.

Across many aspects of housing in Australia, gender-based disadvantage can be seen.

It appears across research on migrants’ experiences, shared equity, property technology, data collection and social housing.

For International Women’s Day 2026, this AHURI Brief highlights recent research showing how gender inequalities are intensifying the impact of Australia’s ongoing housing crisis.

New findings of an Inquiry into Indigenous housing reveal a system where governance arrangements are complex and poorly coordinated, and efforts at reform have fallen short.

The AHURI-funded Inquiry proposed an alternative – a long-term governance and resource framework for sustainable and effective Indigenous housing.