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news 16th November 2016 in news
news 16th November 2016 in news

Growing interest in social impact investments

The recent release of the Department of Social Services report, ‘Social impact investing research’, is evidence of the growing interest in the use of social impact investment strategies by governments.

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brief 14th November 2016 in brief
brief 14th November 2016 in brief

Treasurer’s concerns for falling rates of home ownership

Treasurer Scott Morrison, in his recent speech, emphasised the falling proportion of Australian households that own their own home. ‘Home ownership rates are falling across all age cohorts, but particularly for young Australians. Between 2002 and 2014, Australian home ownership among 25–34 year olds declined from 38.7 per cent to 29.2 per cent.

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brief 7th November 2016 in brief
brief 7th November 2016 in brief

AHURI research informs Treasurer's speech

The recent speech by the Treasurer Scott Morrison to the Urban Development Institute of Australia (UDIA) outlined the challenges face by home owners and would-be homeowners, and highlighted a number of findings from AHURI research.

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brief 7th November 2016 in brief
brief 7th November 2016 in brief

Where Sydney's population is growing fastest

The largest percentage growth in population for Sydney was in the Parramatta area (26.4%), which recorded a growth rate nearly 10 percentage points higher than for the average for the entire greater city (16.7%). Parramatta includes the suburbs of Auburn, Carlingford, Merrylands – Guildford and Parramatta, and also had the largest numerical population increase (up by 95 482 to 456 989 people).

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