Children and young people have unique perspectives on the world around them and the spaces they frequent. This report provides insights from primary school students into what they see and how they connect to the world around them. It concludes neighbourhoods need to be child friendly and child safe.

This report applies statistical and econometric methods to better understand the implications of demand-side housing policy interventions. It examines recent policy proposals to permit first homeowners to access part of their superannuation balance to go to their first home loan deposit. The analysis predicts the proposed policy would inflate housing prices by between 7.4% and...

This report monitors the progress of the deployment of rooftop solar and behind-the-meter energy storage systems in Australia for a six month period. The results reinforce the importance of establishing a national home battery rebate scheme, to ease the upfront costs associated with adopting home batteries.

This report describes the results of a survey of 1,011 Australians which found 92% reported negative impacts, including health impacts, from their homes being too hot. First Nations people, people on income support, renters, and those with a disability or chronic medical condition were at greater risk. The report provides 16 recommendations across the areas...

This research investigates different ways to predict local population growth and change. It looks at what drives people to move between urban and regional Australia and what this migration means for planning infrastructure and housing to support population growth and change.