This report argues that while renting has become a long-term reality for many Queenslanders, the policy settings governing the rental market have failed to keep pace with the changing nature of housing in Australia. Queensland has an opportunity to modernise its rental system in a way that improves fairness, workforce mobility and housing access.

Since 2021, Victoria has been driving an ambitious rental reform agenda. However, Victorian renters are facing a combination of pressures that threaten to undermine the impact of this reform work. This report provides insights from 250 community sector workers who are on the frontline of this crisis, supporting Victoria’s most marginalised renters.

This report examines the long-term impacts of transferring public housing to community housing providers in Australia. Public housing transfers have been a prominent government strategy for growing Australia’s community housing sector for decades. Recent changes have resulted in divergent outcomes. Assessing the impacts of different programs informs more effective transfer strategies.

This Australian survey explores people’s experience of heat in homes. It highlights the connections between housing quality, energy affordability, climate change and health impacts. It found 75% of respondents said they struggle to cool their homes. The report makes 18 recommendations. It calls for greater government intervention and support to help people stay safe in...

This report investigates racism in Victoria’s rental housing system and how it affects the health and wellbeing of renters from culturally and linguistically diverse communities. The study documents racism at every stage of the rental journey: searching, applying, living in and exiting a tenancy. Experiences include being denied housing or steered away from certain areas.