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brief 3rd May 2021 in brief
brief 3rd May 2021 in brief

COVID and the need for better standards in high-rise living

Although issues with the design and quality of living spaces in high density, high rise residential apartment buildings existed pre-COVID, the pandemic response restrictions that forced people to stay and work at home have focussed community concern on the problems of poor design and operation in some of these buildings.

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brief 30th April 2021 in brief
brief 30th April 2021 in brief

With rising energy costs, a growing need to measure energy stress

When extremes of weather sweep in, either colder or hotter, the impacts of energy poverty for lower income households become severe, with more than 6 per cent of deaths in Australia each year due to living in cold environments and one per cent of deaths heat related.

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In the Media 30th April 2021 in In the Media
In the Media 30th April 2021 in In the Media

Aussies at risk of homelessness as affordable rentals all but dry up

Anglicare Australia’s Rental Affordability Snapshot 2021, which assessed more than 74,000 rental listings on realestate.com.au in March 2021, found there were just three affordable rentals available for single people who relied on JobSeeker support payments, compared to nine the previous year. In this article by Nicole Cox, AHURI research is cited on the need for more social and affordable rentals.

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