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Better care: breaking the cycle for homeless children and young people
New AHURI research reveals supported accommodation services often fail to meet the needs of unaccompanied children and young people and proposes a care continuum to guide Australia to a better system.
University of Tasmania Associate Professor Dr Catherine Robinson, who led the research, said the scale of need was under-recognised.
Transferred but not transformed: Public housing handovers fall short on delivering new homes
AHURI’s latest report investigates the long-term impacts of transferring public housing dwellings to community housing providers and draws lessons to inform more effective strategies.
2026 National Housing Research Program revealed
The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) is proud to announce 18 new projects that will form the 2026 National Housing Research Program.
Funded by Federal, state and territory governments, the 2026 research program will investigate critical issues in housing and homelessness policy and practice.
Housing researchers acknowledged at national conference
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.
A real way forward: an Indigenous housing strategy endorsed by First Nations and government representatives
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.