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Liu, Junxiao, and Kerry London. "MODELLING HOUSING SUPPLY AND MONETARY POLICY WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF GLOBAL ECONOMIC TURBULENCE." International Journal of Strategic Property Management 17, no. 1 (April 3, 2013): 1–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.3846/1648715x.2012.735273.

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Housing supply is an essential component of the property sector. Compared with an increasingly strong housing demand, the growth rates of total housing stock in Australia have exhibited a downward trend since the end of the 1990s. Over the same period, the significant adjustments in the Australian monetary policy were being implemented under a turbulent global economic climate. This research aims to identify the relationship between housing supply and monetary policy within the context of global economic turbulence by a vector error correction model with a dummy variable. The empirical evidence indicates that the monetary policy changes and global economic turmoil can significantly affect the supply side of the housing sector in Australia. The models developed in this study assist policy makers in estimating the political impacts in the global context.

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Sommerlad, John. "HOUSING POLICY FOR A MULTICULTURAL AUSTRALIA." Australian Journal on Ageing 7, no. 4 (November 1988): 25–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1741-6612.1988.tb00336.x.

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Dalton, Tony. "Housing Policy Retrenchment: Australia and Canada Compared." Urban Studies 46, no. 1 (January 2009): 63–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098008098637.

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Liu, Junxiao, and Kerry London. "Analysing the Relationship between New Housing Supply and Residential Construction Costs with Regional Heterogeneities." Construction Economics and Building 11, no. 3 (September 21, 2011): 58–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ajceb.v11i3.2174.

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New housing supply in Australia has been experiencing a low increasing rate in conjunction with a dramatic increase in residential construction costs since the 1990s. This study aims to estimate the relationship between new housing supply and residential construction costs with the regional heterogeneities. Based on a panel error correction model, it can be identified that there is a causal link and a significant correlation between new housing supply and construction costs in the Australian sub-national housing construction markets. The model developed in this research assists policy makers to better understand the nature of the supply side of the housing sector and then enact appropriate policies to improve the new housing supply in Australia.

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Samarasinghe, Don Amila Sajeevan. "The housing crisis in Australia and New Zealand: A comparative analysis through policy lenses." International Journal of Construction Supply Chain Management 10, no. 2 (December 31, 2020): 212–23. http://dx.doi.org/10.14424/ijcscm100220-212-223.

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Housing affordability is a prominent issue across the world. There is a growing concern that the number of people experiencing homelessness is rapidly increasing. As a solution, many countries, including Australia and New Zealand, have introduced housing policies aimed at providing affordable houses to low-to-medium income families. Over recent years, several affordable housing policies have been introduced in both Australia and New Zealand, including public housing initiatives, rental subsidies, accommodation supplements, state housing programmes and the provision of social housing. New Zealand launched the KiwiBuild programme in 2018 to increase housing affordability. Unfortunately, in 2019, KiwiBuild was unable to deliver its targeted primary objectives set by the Government. This study features a comparative analysis, primarily focusing on comparing and contrasting affordable housing policies in Australia and New Zealand. Subsequently, it discusses the reasons why the KiwiBuild programme failed. It makes recommendations based on policies used in Australia with a view to improving affordable housing policies in New Zealand. This research contributes and adds to the existing body of knowledge about affordable housing policies in both Australia and New Zealand. The recommendations will be helpful for future researchers who wish to develop workable policies to assist with affordable housing-related issues in New Zealand.

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Ge, Xin Janet. "Did the Introduction of Carbon Tax in Australia Affect Housing Affordability?" Advanced Materials Research 869-870 (December 2013): 840–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.869-870.840.

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The Australian carbon pricing scheme (carbon tax) was introduced and became effective on 01 July 2012. The introduction of the carbon tax immediately increases the cost of electricity to a number of industries such as manufacturing and construction. Households were also affected as a result of these costs been passed through the supply chain of the affected industries. The carbon tax policy was introduced to addresses greenhouse emissions and energy consumption in Australia. However, the carbon tax policy may have introduced a number of economic risk factors to the Australian housing market, in particular the impact of housing affordability.

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Wang, Justine, Alla Koblyakova, Piyush Tiwari, and John S. Croucher. "Is the Australian housing market in a bubble?" International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 13, no. 1 (April 12, 2018): 77–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-03-2017-0026.

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Purpose This paper aims to explore principal drivers affecting prices in the Australian housing market, aiming to detect the presence of housing bubbles within it. The data set analyzed covers the past two decades, thereby including the period of the most recent housing boom between 2012 and 2015. Design/methodology/approach The paper describes the application of combined enhanced rigorous econometric frameworks, such as ordinary least square (OLS), Granger causality and the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) framework, to provide an in-depth understanding of house price dynamics and bubbles in Australia. Findings The empirical results presented reveal that Australian house prices are driven primarily by four key factors: mortgage interest rates, consumer sentiment, the Australian S&P/ASX 200 stock market index and unemployment rates. It finds that these four key drivers have long-term equilibrium in relation to house prices, and any short-term disequilibrium always self-corrects over the long term because of economic forces. The existence of long-term equilibrium in the housing market suggests it is unlikely to be in a bubble (Diba and Grossman, 1988; Flood and Hodrick, 1986). Originality/value The foremost contribution of this paper is that it is the first rigorous study of housing bubbles in Australia at the national level. Additionally, the data set renders the study of particular interest because it incorporates an analysis of the most recent housing boom (2012-2015). The policy implications from the study arise from the discussion of how best to balance monetary policy, fiscal policy and macroeconomic policy to optimize the steady and stable growth of the Australian housing market, and from its reconsideration of affordability schemes and related policies designed to incentivize construction and the involvement of complementary industries associated with property.

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Perlgut, Donald. "The Hidden Housing Policy: Management of Public Housing Estates in Australia." Australian Journal of Social Issues 21, no. 3 (September 1986): 163–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.1986.tb00821.x.

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Bostock, Lisa, Brendan Gleeson, Ailsa McPherson, and Lillian Pang. "Contested Housing Landscapes? Social Inclusion, Deinstitutionalisation and Housing Policy in Australia." Australian Journal of Social Issues 39, no. 1 (February 2004): 41–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2004.tb01162.x.

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Wadud, I. K. M. Mokhtarul, Omar H. M. N. Bashar, and Huson Joher Ali Ahmed. "Monetary policy and the housing market in Australia." Journal of Policy Modeling 34, no. 6 (November 2012): 849–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2012.06.002.

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Wong, Peng Yew, Woon-Weng Wong, and Kwabena Mintah. "Residential property market determinants: evidence from the 2018 Australian market downturn." Property Management 38, no. 2 (December 3, 2019): 157–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/pm-07-2019-0043.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to validate and uncover the key determinants revolving around the Australian residential market downturn towards the 2020s. Design/methodology/approach Applying well-established time series econometric methods over a decade of data set provided by Australian Bureau of Statistics, Reserve Bank of Australia and Real Capital Analytics, the significant and emerging drivers impacting the Australian residential property market performance are explored. Findings Besides changes in the significant levels of some key traditional market drivers, housing market capital liquidity and cross-border investment fund were found to significantly impact the Australian residential property market between 2017 and 2019. The presence of some major positive economic conditions such as low interest rate, sustainable employment and population growth was perceived inadequate to uplift the Australian residential property market. The Australian housing market has performed negatively during this period mainly due to diminishing capital liquidity, excess housing supplies and retreating foreign investors. Practical implications A better understanding of the leading and emerging determinants of the residential property market will assist the policy makers to make sound decisions and effective policy changes based on the latest development in the Australian housing market. The results also provide a meaningful path for future property investments and investigations that explore country-specific effects through a comparative analysis. Originality/value The housing market determinants examined in this study revolve around the wider economic conditions in Australia that are not new. However, the coalesce analysis on the statistical results and the current housing market trends revealed some distinguishing characteristics and developments towards the 2020s Australian residential property market downturn.

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Moore, Trivess, and Andréanne Doyon. "The Uncommon Nightingale: Sustainable Housing Innovation in Australia." Sustainability 10, no. 10 (September 28, 2018): 3469. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su10103469.

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There is a need to deliver more environmentally and socially sustainable housing if we are to achieve a transition to a low carbon future. There are examples of innovative and sustainable housing emerging around the world which challenge the deeper structures of the existing housing regime. This paper uses the analysis of socio-technical dimensions of eco-housing presented by Smith to explore the development of an emerging sustainable housing model known as Nightingale Housing in Australia within a sustainability transitions framing. While there were several similarities to Smith’s analysis (e.g., establishment of guiding principles, learning by doing), there were also some key differences, including the scaling up of sustainable housing while using tried and tested design principles, materials and technologies, and creating changes to user relations, policy, and culture. Smith’s dimensions remain a good framework for understanding sustainable housing development, but they must be located within a scaling up sustainable housing agenda. What is required now is to develop a better understanding of the processes and opportunities that such housing models offer policy makers, housing researchers, and building industry stakeholders to achieve a broader scale uptake of sustainable housing both in Australia and globally.

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Wilson, Lou, Michael Arman, George Zillante, Stephen Pullen, Jian Zuo, and Nicholas Chileshe. "National Housing Policy in Australia: Are New Initiatives in Affordable Housing Sustainable?" International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences: Annual Review 5, no. 2 (2010): 129–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/1833-1882/cgp/v05i02/51563.

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Thorns, D. C. "New Solutions to Old Problems: Housing Affordability and Access within Australia and New Zealand." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 20, no. 1 (January 1988): 71–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/a200071.

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During the 1970s and 1980s the Australian and New Zealand economies have been passing through a period of restructuring. This has had important impacts upon the housing sector, leading to rises in house and land prices, in interest rates, and therefore in the costs of house purchase. Under these conditions a new agenda of housing issues has appeared concerning the affordability of housing and the continued access of modest and lower income households to the dominant form of tenure, owner-occupation. The 1980s saw the election of Labour governments committed to action in the area of housing. However, somewhat paradoxically, both in Australia and in New Zealand the policies pursued have been those of deregulation to produce a more competitive financial market. To preserve access to housing, new mortgage schemes have been designed. Two such schemes, the Capital Loan Scheme of Victoria and New Zealand's Equity Share Scheme are evaluated in the paper to show the nature of the adopted policy-response. The article is concluded with the demonstration of the limitations of such policy-based solutions to what are macroeconomic problems which are produced by moving towards an economic and social policy shaped by market monetarism.

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Ruming, Kristian. "Housing Policy in Australia: A Case for System Reform." Urban Policy and Research 40, no. 1 (November 28, 2021): 86–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2021.2009471.

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Schwartz, Alex. "Housing Policy in Australia: A Case for System Reform." Housing Studies 35, no. 9 (September 2, 2020): 1630–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2020.1813958.

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Bourassa, Steven C., Alastair W. Greig, and Patrick N. Troy. "The limits of housing policy: Home ownership in Australia." Housing Studies 10, no. 1 (January 1, 1995): 83–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673039508720810.

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박소연, Kyung-Hoon Lee, 정승우, and 나인수. "A Study on the Social Housing Policy in Australia." Korea Spatial Planning Review 89, no. ll (June 2016): 131–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.15793/kspr.2016.89..008.

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Williams, Peter. "The affordable housing conundrum: shifting policy approaches in Australia." Town Planning Review 86, no. 6 (November 2015): 651–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.3828/tpr.2015.38.

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Ward, Margaret, and Jill Franz. "The Provision of Visitable Housing in Australia: Down to the Detail." Social Inclusion 3, no. 2 (April 9, 2015): 31–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/si.v3i2.57.

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In response to the ratification of the United Nations Convention of the Rights of People with Disabilities (CRPD), Australian housing industry leaders, supported by the Australian Government, committed to transform their practices voluntarily through the adoption of a national guideline, called Livable Housing Design. They set a target in 2010 that all new housing would be visitable by 2020. Research in this area suggests that the anticipated voluntary transformation is unrealistic and that mandatory regulation will be necessary for any lasting transformation to occur. It also suggests that the assumptions underpinning the Livable Housing Design agreement are unfounded. This paper reports on a study that problematised these assumptions. The study used eleven newly-constructed dwellings in three housing contexts in Brisbane, Australia. It sought to understand the logics-of-practice in providing, and not providing, visitable housing. By examining the specific details that make a dwelling visitable, and interpreting the accounts of builders, designers and developers, the study identified three logics-of-practice which challenged the assumptions underpinning the Livable Housing Design agreement: focus on the point of sale; an aversion to change and deference to external regulators on matters of social inclusion. These were evident in all housing contexts indicating a dominant industry culture regardless of housing context or policy intention. The paper suggests that financial incentives for both the builder and the buyer, demonstration by industry leaders and, ultimately, national regulation is a possible pathway for the Livable Housing Design agreement to reach the 2020 goal. The paper concludes that the Australian Government has three options: to ignore its obligations under the CRPD; to revisit the Livable Housing Design agreement in the hope that it works; or to regulate the housing industry through the National Construction Code to ensure the 2020 target is reached.

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Callaway, Libby, Kate Tregloan, and Natasha Layton. "Housing and Support for People with Disability: Perspectives of Motor Accident, Disability and Injury Insurers across Australia and New Zealand." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 15 (August 5, 2022): 9681. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19159681.

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Housing is a critical enabler of a dignified life, civic participation and the achievement of human rights. Providing appropriate housing for people who experience neurotrauma as a result of road or workplace injury, with both the assistive technology and human support required, continues however to be a policy and practice challenge. Australian and New Zealand motor accident, disability and injury insurers have high and enduring liability in this area, and their under-researched perspectives are needed to strengthen the evidence base for policy and practice development. This qualitative study utilised focus group methodology with representatives from government injury and disability insurers across Australia and New Zealand (n = 8). The study aimed to identify (a) issues and trends; (b) factors for decision making; and (c) service impacts relating to housing and support for people with disability and high daily support needs. Thematic analysis generated results across four key areas: influences on the decision to fund housing and/or support; identifying ‘good’ housing solutions; evaluating cost–benefit of housing and support investments; and developing future investment in housing and support. Findings such as those regarding decision-making, and investment, attest to the value of capturing the perspectives of this key group of stakeholders to assist to envision better housing and support for people with disability.

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Wood, Gavin A., Matthew Forbes, and Kenneth Gibb. "Direct Subsidies and Housing Affordability in Australian Private Rental Markets." Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy 23, no. 5 (October 2005): 759–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1068/c0445.

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Many countries have undergone a broad retreat from the use of indirect (supply) subsidies to meet low-income housing-affordability problems, shifting to direct subsidies often linked to means-tested income-maintenance systems. Although the reasons for this change of direction are well documented, the efficacy of direct housing subsidies in terms of tackling affordability remains in question. The authors examine in detail one such system, Australia's Rent Assistance (RA) programme, making use of a microsimulation model of the Australian housing market linked to a model of the social security system. It is found that there is considerable targeting error because many low-income renters are ineligible for direct subsidies. It is also found that RA is relatively ineffective in overcoming affordability problems in high housing cost areas of Australia. Although RA does not of itself contribute much to poverty-trap problems, it may deter unemployed households from moving to areas where job vacancies exist. The authors conclude that future comparative work could usefully analyse the distributional and behavioural impacts of different forms of housing allowances. Moreover, alternative policies could be recalibrated within the microsimulation model in order to examine the first-round impacts of policy design change.

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Milligan, Vivienne, and Simon Pinnegar. "The Comeback of National Housing Policy in Australia: First Reflections." International Journal of Housing Policy 10, no. 3 (September 22, 2010): 325–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616718.2010.506747.

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Coulburn, Lisa, and Wendy Miller. "Prevalence, Risk Factors and Impacts Related to Mould-Affected Housing: An Australian Integrative Review." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 3 (February 7, 2022): 1854. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031854.

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In response to an Australian governmental inquiry into biotoxin-related illness, the purpose of this integrative review is to bring together the current state of evidence on the prevalence, risk factors and impacts related to mould-affected housing in an Australian context, in order to inform building, housing and health research, practice and policy. The robust integrative review methodology simultaneously sought quantitative and qualitative studies and grey literature from multiple disciplines, identifying only 45 studies directly relating to Australian housing and indoor mould. Twenty-one studies highlight negative health impacts relating to indoor residential mould, with asthma, respiratory, allergy conditions and emerging health concerns for chronic multiple-symptom presentation. The majority of studies reported risk factors for indoor mould including poor housing conditions, poor-quality rental accommodation, socioeconomic circumstance, age-related housing issues and concerns for surface/interstitial condensation and building defects in newer housing. Risks for indoor mould in both older and newer housing raise concerns for the extent of the problem of indoor mould in Australia. Understanding the national prevalence of housing risks and “root cause” associated with indoor mould is not conclusive from the limited existing evidence. Synthesis of this evidence reveals a lack of coverage on: (1) national and geographical representation, (2) climatical coverage, (3) housing typologies, (4) housing defects, (5) maintenance, (6) impact from urbanisation, and (7) occupant’s behaviour. This integrative review was key in identifying emerging housing and health concerns, highlighting gaps in data and implications to be addressed by researchers, practice and policy and acts as a comprehensive holistic review process that can be applied to other countries.

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Chong, Fennee. "Housing Price and Interest Rate Hike: A Tale of Five Cities in Australia." Journal of Risk and Financial Management 16, no. 2 (January 18, 2023): 61. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jrfm16020061.

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Australian housing prices are reported to be overvalued and unaffordable for the past two decades. Many researchers and practitioners have attributed the persistent growth in housing prices to the prolonged period of low borrowing costs. However, due to inflationary pressure, the Central Bank has raised its cash rate consecutively in recent months. This paper aims to examine whether interest rate rises affect housing price in different parts of Australia. Evidence generated from the analysis reported bipolar results between the large and smaller cities, whereby housing prices in Sydney and Melbourne show a significant negative relationship with interest rate changes while Brisbane and the Gold Coast and Perth and Adelaide, respectively, are showing negative but insignificant results during the study period. Short-run trend projections on housing prices indicate that Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane and the Gold Coast are on a downward trend while Adelaide and Perth will maintain its current momentum before plateauing out later next year. Likewise, control variables, such as oil prices, inflation rate and stock market performance, are found to be related to housing prices in larger cities only. These findings have implications on housing policy, house purchase decisions and investment portfolio management strategy.

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Weatherburn, Don, Bronwyn Lind, and Simon Ku. "“Hotbeds of Crime?” Crime and Public Housing in Urban Sydney." Crime & Delinquency 45, no. 2 (April 1999): 256–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0011128799045002005.

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Public housing estates in Britain, the United States, and Australia are frequently plagued by crime problems. In Australia at least, policy debate about how to address these problems has been dominated by the view that public housing design influences crime by controlling the supply of opportunities for offending (the design hypothesis). An alternate and less frequently considered possibility is that public housing estates experience persistent crime problems simply because crime-prone individuals are (by reason of their economic and social disadvantage) more likely to be allocated to public housing (the allocation hypothesis). This article reports the results of research designed to test the two hypotheses. The results support the allocation hypothesis.

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Crabtree, Louise. "Community Land Trusts and Indigenous Housing in Australia—Exploring Difference-Based Policy and Appropriate Housing." Housing Studies 29, no. 6 (April 14, 2014): 743–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2014.898248.

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Sharam, Andrea. "The Voices of Midlife Women Facing Housing Insecurity in Victoria, Australia." Social Policy and Society 16, no. 1 (October 27, 2015): 49–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1474746415000603.

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Single, older women in the State of Victoria, Australia, have emerged as a group experiencing housing insecurity and being highly vulnerable to homelessness in their old age. A sizable demographic cohort, it is a group that could overwhelm the existing homelessness service system. One of the most surprising aspects of this trend is their propensity to be tertiary educated. Focus groups revealed ‘critical life events’ as significant, and a shared ‘control belief’ in the value of education. Given that education is a key means by which Australian governments seek to remedy homelessness, the entry of educated women into the homelessness population suggests policy needs to re-examine homelessness causation and explicitly apply a gender-lens.

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MacAskill, S., O. Sahin, R. A. Stewart, E. Roca, and B. Liu. "Examining green affordable housing policy outcomes in Australia: A systems approach." Journal of Cleaner Production 293 (April 2021): 126212. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.126212.

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Phibbs, Peter, and Nicole Gurran. "The role and significance of planning in the determination of house prices in Australia: Recent policy debates." Environment and Planning A: Economy and Space 53, no. 3 (January 21, 2021): 457–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0308518x21988942.

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On the world stage, Australian cities have been punching above their weight in global indexes of housing prices, sparking heated debates about the causes of and remedies for, sustained house price inflation. This paper examines the evidence base underpinning such debates, and the policy claims made by key commentators and stakeholders. With reference to the wider context of Australia’s housing market over a 20 year period, as well as an in depth analysis of a research paper by Australia’s central Reserve Bank, we show how economic theories commonly position land use planning as a primary driver of new supply constraints but overlook other explanations for housing market behavior. In doing so, we offer an alternative understanding of urban housing markets and land use planning interventions as a basis for more effective policy intervention in Australian and other world cities.

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Manomano, T. "Inadequate Housing and Homelessness, With Specific Reference to South Africa and Australia." African Journal of Development Studies (formerly AFFRIKA Journal of Politics, Economics and Society) 13, no. 1 (January 15, 2023): 93–110. http://dx.doi.org/10.31920/2634-3649/2022/v12n4a5.

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The main objective of this paper was to assess the phenomena of homelessness and inadequate housing in South Africa and Australia. The paper used a review of literature method. Findings show poor quality building materials, many people in need of housing, long waiting lists and slow delivery, and the challenges governments face in implementing and managing housing programmes effectively and efficiently are among the problems associated with the provision of adequate housing, according to the. All these factors have significantly contributed to both the proliferation of informal settlements and ever-increasing numbers of homeless population. Evidently, the successful implementation of housing programmes is hampered by a lack of political will and insufficient commitment on the part of governments to fulfil their obligations with respect to ensuring that all citizens have access to decent and adequate housing. There is a need for shifts in policy towards a more holistic approach that also includes measures to promote empowerment through self-employment and other income-related provisions.

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Li, Hong Xian, Trivess Moore, Jiaxin Huang, Peng Zhang, and Glenn Costin. "Towards zero carbon housing in Victoria, Australia: A policy and incentive framework." Energy Strategy Reviews 40 (March 2022): 100802. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.esr.2022.100802.

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Liu, Junxiao, and Chunlu Liu. "Investigating the Housing Market Fluctuation Under an Expansionary Monetary Policy in Australia." Pacific Rim Property Research Journal 18, no. 1 (January 2012): 81–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14445921.2012.11104352.

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Nicholls, Seth. "Perpetuating the problem: neoliberalism, commonwealth public policy and housing affordability in Australia." Australian Journal of Social Issues 49, no. 3 (October 2014): 329–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/j.1839-4655.2014.tb00316.x.

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Dwyer, Judith, and Sandra G. Leggat. "Mental health care: commitment to action?" Australian Health Review 30, no. 2 (2006): 133. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah060133.

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THE COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENTS (the peak intergovernmental forum in Australia, comprising the Prime Minister, State Premiers, Territory Chief Ministers and the President of the Australian Local Government Association) focused on mental health care at its meeting in February. They agreed that more money is needed, and asked their public servants to prepare an action plan urgently.1 The action plan is expected to contain a stronger focus on mental health promotion and early intervention, and perhaps a more flexible approach to the housing and care needs of people who can?t ?manage on their own?. A stronger role for the non-government sector is anticipated, as well as increased access to psychologists and other health professionals in primary care, and efforts to improve access for people with mental illness to employment, community activities, rehabilitation and respite care.

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Lipmann, Bryan. "Providing Housing and Care to Elderly Homeless Men and Women in Australia." Care Management Journals 4, no. 1 (March 2003): 23–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.1891/cmaj.4.1.23.57472.

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People who are unemployed and who lack the resources to buy adequate food, shelter, or basic health care services face an endless struggle to survive. It is frequently a degrading and humiliating experience. The elderly homeless, who are often frail and sick, are particularly disadvantaged in this struggle. Yet resources are often available to welfare providers to care for the aged homeless. All that is needed is a willingness for providers and government agencies to acknowledge the existence of homelessness among the elderly and be prepared to alleviate the problem.

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Rashidi, Amineh, Peter Higgs, and Susan Carruthers. "Factors affecting hepatitis C treatment intentions among Aboriginal people in Western Australia: a mixed-methods study." Australian Health Review 44, no. 5 (2020): 755. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah19194.

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ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to identify the hepatitis C treatment intentions of Aboriginal people living with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Western Australia. MethodsThis study used a mixed-methods design. In the cross-sectional survey, 123 Aboriginal people who inject drugs and self-report as living with hepatitis C completed a purpose-designed questionnaire. In the qualitative phase, 10 participants were interviewed about the factors influencing their future intentions to undertake hepatitis C treatment. ResultsAnalysis of the survey data revealed significant associations between an intention to undertake hepatitis C treatment and support, community attachment, stable housing and stigma. In addition, there was a high overall level of expressed intention to undertake HCV treatment, with 54% of participants responding positively. Analysis of the qualitative data supported quantitative findings, revealing concerns about stigma, lack of social support and unstable housing as factors affecting the intention to undertake hepatitis C treatment. ConclusionThis mixed methods study with Aboriginal people living with self-reported HCV indicates interventions focused on reducing stigma and unstable housing could positively affect hepatitis C treatment intentions. These findings have implications for developing holistic programs to promote and support people on hepatitis C treatment. What is known about the topic?Substantial knowledge gaps need to be resolved if HCV elimination among Aboriginal Australians is to be achieved. Current research has prioritised non-Aboriginal communities. What does this paper add?This study found that stigma and unstable housing require attention if Aboriginal Australians are to obtain the full benefits of direct acting antiviral (DAA) hepatitis C treatment. What are the implications for practitioners?Reducing stigma (in the primary healthcare setting) and providing access to stable housing are vital components of supportive, non-judgemental and culturally appropriate care for Aboriginal people. This study highlights the importance of education for nurses and other primary care providers to increase engagement in the hepatitis cascade of care. To achieve this, scaling-up of HCV treatment engagement, trained Aboriginal community healthcare workers and HCV treatment advocates must mobilise and support Aboriginal people to avoid the negative effects of stigma, build positive and enabling relationships and reinforce positive attitudes towards DAA hepatitis C treatment.

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La Cava, Gianni, and Calvin He. "The Distributional Effects of Monetary Policy: Evidence from Local Housing Markets in Australia." Australian Economic Review 54, no. 3 (September 2021): 387–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8462.12440.

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Kang, Jae Won. "Policy Direction on the NDIS Housing & Living Supports and Services in Australia." Korea Real Estate Policy Association 22, no. 3 (December 31, 2021): 33–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.54091/krepa.2021.22.3.2.

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Beer, Andrew, Bridget Kearins, and Hans Pieters. "Housing Affordability and Planning in Australia: The Challenge of Policy Under Neo-liberalism." Housing Studies 22, no. 1 (December 22, 2006): 11–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673030601024572.

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Berry, Mike, and Jon Hall. "Institutional Investment in Rental Housing in Australia: A Policy Framework and Two Models." Urban Studies 42, no. 1 (January 2005): 91–111. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0042098042000309711.

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Beer, Andrew, Rebecca Bentley, Emma Baker, Kate Mason, Shelley Mallett, Anne Kavanagh, and Tony LaMontagne. "Neoliberalism, economic restructuring and policy change: Precarious housing and precarious employment in Australia." Urban Studies 53, no. 8 (September 16, 2015): 1542–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0042098015596922.

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Darcy, Michael. "The Discourse of 'Community' and the Reinvention of Social Housing Policy in Australia." Urban Studies 36, no. 1 (January 1999): 13–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0042098993709.

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Mackenzie, Cynthia, Clovis Mwamba, and Charles Mphande. "Ancestors and the Politics of Reality: Housing, Home and Belonging in Postcolonizing Australia." Critical Sociology 43, no. 1 (July 28, 2016): 145–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0896920514565483.

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Australian settlement policy has stressed social cohesion for new refugee-background migrants, including the importance of integration into rental housing. The authors argue that the transitory nature of rental property is an obstacle for many migrants of African background, for it is the inability to have land on which to plant a tree, that there is non-belonging. For spiritual continuity, and in order for connection to the living-dead ancestors to be real, it is critical to have a home and land. Through the use of story and proverb, the article argues that Congolese ways of knowing the non-material world offer a point of radical departure from Western ways of knowing and experiencing belonging to place, particularly in the post-colonial context of Australia, where belonging has become inimically tied to possession of a home and land. Further, the authors argue that the decisions as to what is known are embedded in questions of power.

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Connell-Variy, Theodore, Björn Berggren, and Tony McGough. "Housing Markets and Resource Sector Fluctuations: A Cross-Border Comparative Analysis." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 9, 2021): 8918. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168918.

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Recent research has sought to better understand resource and housing market cycles longitudinally and define clear phases in order to understand interactions between the two over time. This is a necessary step forward in housing market knowledge for this under researched area, particularly in an economically unique context. This paper expands knowledge by undertaking a comparative study of town housing markets in Queensland’s coal mining Bowen Basin and Sweden’s northern municipalities—specifically Gallivare and Kiruna—where a long history of iron ore mining exists. This paper analyses these housing markets using longitudinal data spanning two decades, which includes two resources cycles in two geographically disparate locations. The results indicate that the housing market in Queensland, Australia, is far more volatile than the housing market in the Swedish municipalities. The regional housing market in Sweden’s municipalities tend to be less dependent on resource price and output from mines than their Australian counterparts. Part of the explanation for this is that the Swedish towns examined are less of the traditional mining town known from previous studies, and more a town with mining. Developing and improving understanding of markets over the duration of a cycle is important. Particular value is apparent in the comparison and contrasting of two separate resource regions encompassing resource reliant communities in two different countries. Importantly, the linkage of research regions through resource relationships leads to groundbreaking research which will have practical benefit to multiple economies, housing markets and for policy-makers alike.

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Hulse, Kath, and Bill Randolph. "Workforce Disincentive Effects of Housing Allowances and Public Housing for Low Income Households in Australia." European Journal of Housing Policy 5, no. 2 (August 2005): 147–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14616710500162640.

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Han, Hoon, Sumin Kim, Mee Youn Jin, and Chris Pettit. "Providing affordable housing through urban renewal projects in Australia:." International Review for Spatial Planning and Sustainable Development 9, no. 2 (April 15, 2021): 41–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.14246/irspsd.9.2_41.

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Barrie, Helen, Debbie Faulkner, and Laurence Lester. "Life-Course Transitions to Precarious Housing in Older Age." Innovation in Aging 4, Supplement_1 (December 1, 2020): 596. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igaa057.2005.

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Abstract Home is central to health and wellbeing; yet the changing nature of work, household dynamics and especially housing markets, with scant policy attention and action around this, means low-middle income households are struggling in many countries. In Australia, while older people are considered to be at less risk because of higher levels of home ownership, there is a growing body of evidence about the living situations of older people who have not attained or retained home ownership over the life course and have limited wealth and savings moving into later life. This paper presents the findings of multivariate regression modelling using HILDA, a national longitudinal panel survey, to identify the profile(s) of older people at risk of homelessness in Australia. The data makes it clear a range of structural and individual factors across the life course are increasingly impacting on the ability to live a good life in older age.

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Clare, Mike, Becky Anderson, Murielle Bodenham, and Brenda Clare. "Leaving Care and at Risk of Homelessness: The Lift Project." Children Australia 42, no. 1 (February 9, 2017): 9–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/cha.2017.2.

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The paper reflects on developments in leaving care policy and practice in Western Australia (WA) and nationally from the mid-1990s. The review of national and some international literature suggests that current Australian policy and practice shows a ‘systems stuckness’ that requires a more potent form of annual auditing and reporting of jurisdictional leaving care outcomes. The review of mostly Australian publications focusing on leaving care and the risk of homelessness includes reflections on recent developments in leaving care services in England, which recognise and restore relationship-based services for care leavers. Finally, the history, vision and initial impact of the Living Independently for the First Time (LIFT) Project, a case study of learning by doing, is outlined. The authors and their colleagues from the Department for Child Protection and Family Support (Midland District), Swan Emergency Accommodation (now known as Indigo Junction) and the Housing Authority of WA have collaborated to design and develop the LIFT Project. This initially unfunded action-research strategy involves inter-agency policy and practice designed to prevent homelessness of vulnerable care leavers.

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Peng, Ti-Ching, and Chien-Fu Chen. "The effect of quality determinants on house prices of eight capital cities in Australia." International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 9, no. 3 (August 1, 2016): 355–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-06-2015-0028.

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Purpose This paper aims to examine the effects of “quality” as well as fundamentals on house prices in eight capital cities in Australia from 1985-2011. Two types of quality are considered: housing quality, proxied by “value of alterations and additions”, “value of new residential buildings”, “floor area” and “site area”; and living environment quality, proxied by “overall crime rate”. Design/methodology/approach The application of dynamic panel model, in which the lagged values of house prices are considered, is to reveal the dynamic persistence of house prices over time and to investigate the heterogeneity of house prices across cities in Australia. Findings Fundamental variables including “unemployment rate”, introduction of “GST” (Goods and Service Tax), “real mortgage rate” and “price-to-rent ratio” demonstrated their consistent and expected effects on property prices in Australia. More importantly, “value of new residential buildings” – indicating housing quality – and “overall crime rate” – representing environmental living quality – also demonstrated statistically significant effects on house prices. Originality/value As one of the few studies that attempt to take housing/living-environment quality into account in analysing house prices, it gives households, researchers and policy-makers a better understanding of the role of “quality” in the variation of house prices.

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