Briefs

In August 2023, Australia’s National Cabinet - a collaborative forum comprising the prime minister and the heads of the state and territory governments - agreed to ‘A better deal for renters’. The agreement was essentially to ‘harmonise and strengthen renters’ rights across Australia’ and was driven by an environment of undersupply and high demand for private rental homes.
This AHURI Brief provides an overview of where renters’ rights were up to across Australia, one year on from this announcement.

‘Housing as a human right’ has been debated in Australia for a number of decades. Through the 2009 National Human Rights Consultation Australians identified housing as one of their most important rights. This is because housing provides the basis for stability and security in many social, cultural, and economic aspects of individual and family life.

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 AHURI 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 AHURI 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.