This paper addresses this methodological issue in the context of research about knockdown-rebuild (KDR) in Sydney. KDR is the demolition and replacement of detached dwellings by owner-occupiers.

The past decade has seen the emergence of partnership formations between government, private and not-for-profit sectors in the delivery of services and infrastructure in Australia.

This paper draws upon three projects exploring the social implications of compact cities espoused in the current metropolitan strategies and explores the approaches employed and assess their success and limitations.

In the last few years, shared equity arrangements – where the consumer shares the capital cost of purchasing a home with an equity partner in return for a share of any home price appreciation that occurs – have seen significant growth in Australia. Most states and territories now have schemes operating, although a number remain...

This study indicates that the binary of choosing to invest in property, rather than some other area of investment is, in practice, misleading: most of the property investors interviewed also invest in other areas, mainly shares. It’s not an either/or decision for many people. However, shares are generally seen as being of a different (ie...