In this report, the Committee proposes the need for a national approach to addressing the rental and housing affordability crisis. It emphasises the importance of Victoria working with the Commonwealth Government to clarify the aim of housing policies.

This report examines the range of rent regulations in place internationally and present considerations for how rent regulation might be implemented in New South Wales (NSW). It highlights key considerations for rent regulation in NSW given the characteristics of the state’s private rental sector and conclude with recommendations based on these characteristics and the report’s...

This research investigates the key links between housing and poverty. Its purpose is to draw together different dimensions of the relationships between housing costs and poverty, including policy settings, tax and transfer systems, housing assistance and place-based dimensions and individual capabilities.

The crisis of unaffordable, unavailable and unsuitable rental housing in Australia is the result of a complex set of drivers. This interim report is centred on the lived experience of renters to identify the issues people encounter throughout their rental journey, from finding to securing and maintaining a lease on a place they can call...

The impact of short-term rental platforms, such as Airbnb, has become increasingly problematic in Australia’s residential rental market. This paper examines the Airbnb market in six different regions of Australia to explore what effects are at play, and to determine what regulatory interventions would be appropriate in response to this significant shift in dwelling stock...