More than 700 delegates from government, not-for-profit and the wider homelessness sector gathered in Darwin, on Larrakia Country, for the biennial Australian Homelessness Conference on 7–8 October 2026. Drawing on voices from across Australia, they challenged the narratives dominating homelessness, examined what needs to change, and set out practical steps to combat housing precarity.

The Australian Government's 2026 national housing and homelessness plan, Homes for Australia, is framed around six priorities.

The fifth is 'closing the housing gap in genuine partnership with First Nations Australians'.

AHURI is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr David Kalisch, former head of the Australian Bureau of Statistics, as new Board Chair.