Home Insights Briefs Briefs brief 10th March 2020 in brief brief 10th March 2020 in brief Bushfires likely to increase the cost of living in regional Australia The recent extended bushfire season across Australia has affected people living in rural and remote areas in many different ways: from having to evacuate from their home, to missing work when fire closes down local businesses, to the disaster of having their home and possessions destroyed by fire, to the health risks of living with bushfire smoke for long periods of time. view details brief 3rd March 2020 in brief brief 3rd March 2020 in brief Short stay accommodation regulation and legislation The recent Western Australian Government report ‘Levelling the playing field' (2019) into the impact of short-term rentals (STR) such as AirBnB in Western Australia shows the conflicted nature such housing ‘sharing’ strategies bring to the local community. view details brief 2nd March 2020 in brief brief 2nd March 2020 in brief Building on the Bushfire Royal Commissions of the past The Australian bushfires of spring and summer 2019–20 have had a terrible cost in lives lost and homes destroyed. The scale of the burning is estimated at the end of January 2020 as around 5.3 million hectares in NSW (and ACT); 2.5 million hectares in Queensland; 2.1 million hectares in Western Australia; 1.5 million hectares in Victoria; 485,000 hectares in South Australia; and 36,000 hectares in Tasmania. view details brief 21st January 2020 in brief brief 21st January 2020 in brief What does ‘Functional Zero’ mean in relation to homelessness? Functional Zero is a definitional, accounting tool designed to measure whether government services responses to homelessness are keeping pace with increases in homelessness. A program was launched in Adelaide in 2018 aimed at achieving Functional Zero homelessness in Adelaide’s central business district (CBD) by 2020. view details brief 21st January 2020 in brief brief 21st January 2020 in brief What are social impact bonds and how do they work? In 2017 the Australian Government announced it would provide $10.2 million over 10 years to partner with state and territory governments to trial the use of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). As part of that commitment SIBs funded a number of innovative programs, including ones aimed at improving housing and welfare outcomes for young people at risk of homelessness. view details Pagination First page « First Previous page ‹ Previous … Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Current page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 … Next page Next › Last page Last »
brief 10th March 2020 in brief brief 10th March 2020 in brief Bushfires likely to increase the cost of living in regional Australia The recent extended bushfire season across Australia has affected people living in rural and remote areas in many different ways: from having to evacuate from their home, to missing work when fire closes down local businesses, to the disaster of having their home and possessions destroyed by fire, to the health risks of living with bushfire smoke for long periods of time. view details
brief 3rd March 2020 in brief brief 3rd March 2020 in brief Short stay accommodation regulation and legislation The recent Western Australian Government report ‘Levelling the playing field' (2019) into the impact of short-term rentals (STR) such as AirBnB in Western Australia shows the conflicted nature such housing ‘sharing’ strategies bring to the local community. view details
brief 2nd March 2020 in brief brief 2nd March 2020 in brief Building on the Bushfire Royal Commissions of the past The Australian bushfires of spring and summer 2019–20 have had a terrible cost in lives lost and homes destroyed. The scale of the burning is estimated at the end of January 2020 as around 5.3 million hectares in NSW (and ACT); 2.5 million hectares in Queensland; 2.1 million hectares in Western Australia; 1.5 million hectares in Victoria; 485,000 hectares in South Australia; and 36,000 hectares in Tasmania. view details
brief 21st January 2020 in brief brief 21st January 2020 in brief What does ‘Functional Zero’ mean in relation to homelessness? Functional Zero is a definitional, accounting tool designed to measure whether government services responses to homelessness are keeping pace with increases in homelessness. A program was launched in Adelaide in 2018 aimed at achieving Functional Zero homelessness in Adelaide’s central business district (CBD) by 2020. view details
brief 21st January 2020 in brief brief 21st January 2020 in brief What are social impact bonds and how do they work? In 2017 the Australian Government announced it would provide $10.2 million over 10 years to partner with state and territory governments to trial the use of Social Impact Bonds (SIBs). As part of that commitment SIBs funded a number of innovative programs, including ones aimed at improving housing and welfare outcomes for young people at risk of homelessness. view details
