Australians on the lowest incomes are struggling to pay the rent in electorates across the country. This snapshot surveyed 51,238 rental listings across Australia. The report argues that choices made by governments over the last 40 years have entrenched inequality in Australia’s private rental market.

This report examines how smart technologies can impact a city’s ability to deliver services, the benefits and challenges of using smart technologies, and policy options that could help enhance the benefits or mitigate the challenges of using smart technologies. It looks at the use of smart technologies in transportation and law enforcement services in the...

A whole-of-economy analysis demonstrates the implied costs of the Federal Coalition’s nuclear plan run well into the trillions of dollars – ranging from $4.3 to $5.2 trillion by 2050. The analysis reveals a hollowing out of Australian industry, permanently higher energy costs, higher costs from unabated carbon pollution and trillions of dollars in lost GDP.

The Victorian Government has been releasing more details about their housing policy: the Train and Tram Zone Activity Centres. This paper explores the program in the context of equity. It finds that through a focus on building in established areas, the program is an opportunity to redistribute wealth and means to a greater number of...

This explainer outlines the technological and policy levers available to government and the energy sector to give people more choice over power use when it comes to energy demand and supply. It contends that better energy policy to relieve costs to customers is within reach.