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In the Media 17th February 2025 in In the Media
In the Media 17th February 2025 in In the Media

Housing construction half as productive as 30 years ago

This segment from ABC News Afternoons explores the current challenges around housing infrastructure and affordability, referencing a recent build-to-rent development proposal which has been lodged with the NSW government. It features an interview with AHURI Managing Director, Michael Fotheringham.

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news 12th February 2025 in news
news 12th February 2025 in news

First Nations Housing Crisis: major study reveals huge gap for affordable rental housing

One in eight Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households across Australia faced unmet housing needs in 2021, according to groundbreaking AHURI research. The study marks the first comprehensive review of First Nations housing governance, resources and regulation in Australia, and provides an up-to-date assessment of their unmet housing needs.

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In the Media 12th February 2025 in In the Media
In the Media 12th February 2025 in In the Media

First Nations people experience higher rates of unmet housing needs, report finds

This article from ABC News discusses the unmet housing needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander households across Australia, and why closing the housing gap should be a priority. It refers to recent AHURI research, 'Indigenous housing support in Australia: the lay of the land'.

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brief 11th February 2025 in brief
brief 11th February 2025 in brief

What are ‘housing density’ and ‘high density housing’?

In August 2023, National Cabinet released the National Planning Reform Blueprint to improve housing supply and affordability across Australia. One of the 10 measures included in the Blueprint is to promote medium and high-density housing in well-located areas.

One challenge in implementing the Blueprint is that there is no single definition of medium or high-density housing in Australia.

This AHURI Brief is the first in a series exploring housing density. It unpacks the multiple ways ‘housing density’ and ‘high density’ are defined in Australia.

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