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news 9th June 2026 in news
news 9th June 2026 in news

Inquiry into housing reveals the barriers holding back construction productivity

A landmark AHURI Inquiry has found system-level reform is needed to reduce market volatility and address other challenges for housing construction across Australia.

Research report lead Dr Andrea Sharam said the sector had never received a holistic examination, despite the rate of detached housing completions barely changing in over four decades, and apartments taking longer to build.

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news 29th April 2026 in news
news 29th April 2026 in news

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.

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