A series of policy provocations on how policymakers can more effectively address the housing supply and affordability crisis in Australia. Contribution themes include housing security, opening the window to housing for all and a fresh look at the Australian housing dream.

GenCost is a leading annual economic report that estimates the cost of building new electricity generation, storage and hydrogen production in Australia to 2050. This report recognises that Australia’s future electricity system needs a mix of technologies to remain reliable, secure and flexible – with cost being just one part of the equation.

The coordination and integration of housing policy and settlement planning with disaster prevention, preparedness, response and recovery is essential. This final report finds that climate-related disasters in Australia are set to increase. To keep up, policies, practices and priorities must be better coordinated to meet both short- and long-term needs.

This paper reveals that the decision to allow unrestricted gas exports from the Australian east coast gas market has led to a tripling of domestic wholesale gas and electricity prices, since exports began in 2015. The paper proposes that the only way to bring down Australian gas prices is to restrict gas exports.

Housing affordability is an important social determinant of health and living in unaffordable housing reinforces systemic health inequalities for people with disability. This study examined trends in housing affordability inequalities between people with and without disability. It concludes without targeted, structural reforms, people with disability will continue to experience both housing and health inequalities for...