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The Australian Bureau of Statistics 2016 Personal Safety Survey revealed that, across Australia, 1700 women per 100,000 had experienced physical and/or sexual violence from a current or previous cohabiting partner some time during the previous 12 months. For men, the rate was 800 per 100,000.

The wealth portfolios of older retired mortgagors (i.e. aged over 55 years) is dominated by holdings in property—both the family home and investment properties—(an average of $934,000 or 59.2% of all assets) and superannuation ($433,000 or 27.4%). The family home accounts for, on mean average, $663,000 or 42.0 per cent of all assets.

The rise in home ownership in Australia since the second world war has led to more retirees owning their home outright by the time they finish their work lives, meaning they can live on a lower age pension (traditionally dubbed the fourth pillar of the retirement incomes policy).

To accompany the release of new research, AHURI produces a Policy Evidence Summary (PES), which distils the reports key findings and presents key visualisations, tables and graphs in a concise 4 page-summary.

Led by AHURI Executive Director Dr Michael Fotheringham, a delegation of senior Australian housing and homelessness policy officials from the governments of five states and territories (ACT, NSW, NT, VIC, WA) attended briefings from senior industry and government players, eminent academics, and peak community and advocacy providers.