Research in progress

Current research suggests that supported accommodation targeting unaccompanied children and young people with complex needs are policy and practice gaps in Australia. Further, there is a gap in supported accommodation models for young people 16–24 with complex needs, and, in particular, those who are not engaged in employment, education or training and who struggle to exit crisis accommodation.

Rental vacancy rates are commonly cited in Australia and internationally as a key measure of housing market performance. In real estate economics there is a well-established inverse relationship between rental growth rates and rental vacancy rates across property sub-sectors, including residential, office, industrial and retail property asset classes. Rents and rental vacancy rates variations impact the expected profitability of new construction, future supply of rental housing and affiliated services. 

This project will map the actions governments can best take to ensure Australia’s regional housing markets can respond to the short, medium and long-term disruptions that affect them now and into the foreseeable future.

The allocation of responsibility for areas of public policy is often called 'machinery of government'. Housing policy in Australia has been governed by a variety of differently structured organisational units across the federal and state governments.

This Investigative Panel will establish the housing circumstances and experiences of temporary visa holders (TVHs) in Australia and provide critical evidence of challenges and opportunities in the development of housing policy and service provision. The panel’s findings will form a set of policy and practice recommendations to improve housing outcomes for TVHs.