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‘Housing as a human right’ has been debated in Australia for a number of decades. Through the 2009 National Human Rights Consultation Australians identified housing as one of their most important rights. This is because housing provides the basis for stability and security in many social, cultural, and economic aspects of individual and family life.

Movement between remote communities and urban centres is vital for many Indigenous Australians, however mobility patterns can add pressure to already underfunded infrastructure and services in remote communities, finds new AHURI research.

New AHURI research reveals that private rental assistance is increasingly used as an alternative for households unable to access social housing. It found that successful housing outcomes are difficult to achieve in highly pressurised private rental markets - even with government assistance.

AHURI welcomes increasing attention by the Australian government on urban policy. The Federal Government has been working with the Urban Policy Forum to develop a comprehensive and targeted National Urban Policy, and is now inviting submissions and feedback from organisations and individuals.