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...

This paper is one of a pair examining implementation in two states of programs that provide housing and support to people discharged from psychiatric hospitals. The first paper describes the implementation in Victoria of a program established in 1995 by a non-government agency called Neami. This second paper examines a program in South Australia called...

This audio briefing presents the first comprehensive and comparative review of public housing rent policies in Australia and seven overseas countries, New Zealand, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, Sweden and the Netherlands. The research for this audio briefing was completed for AHURI by Sean McNelis and Professor Terry Burke. It presents the...

This paper focuses on the actual experience of housing affordability, revealing how deeply the problem cuts into the financial and general wellbeing of renters.

This project aims to assess the concept of 'housing submarket' in relation to its potential policy relevance for the public housing sector.In broad terms, the project aims to assess the concept of 'housing submarket' in relation to its potential policy relevance for the public housing sector. Internationally, the concept of submarkets has been much used...