Social housing in Australia is under pressure. Put simply, demand remains high, whilst the annual supply of vacant homes available to allocate to households has declined markedly over the last fifteen years. This report examines in detail some options to improve access to social housing.Social housing in Australia is under pressure. Put simply, demand remains...

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

The key aim of this project carried out by Terry Burke and Robin Zhakarov was to develop a small number of scenarios about the nature of Australia's housing system at a specified future date. As such, the project involved the development of a significant exercise in strategic foresight about alternative futures for Australia's housing, the...

This is the first report of a study of the motivations of rental investors in Australia. The study aims to gain a better understanding of investors’ experiences, motives and actions, as well as the perceptions of investors’ behaviours among other key players in the rental sector. Tim Seelig, Terry Burke and Alan Morris provide the...

Terry Burke challenges orthodox views of the relationship between the market and the state, between social housing provision and support, and between past housing needs and those of the future.