Calls for action to restrict tax deductions for negatively geared property investments and the 50% discount on Capital Gains Tax, that are together costing the Budget $7 billion a year and fuelling housing price booms. SummaryA vital goal for tax reform is to improve the affordability of housing. Australia has among the most expensive housing...

Rights & Responsibilities 2014 was a national consultation conducted by the Human Rights Commissioner between August and December 2014. The consultation examined how well people think their human rights and freedoms are protected in Australia. Altogether the Human Rights Commissioner consulted with over 1 100 people at public events and meetings as part of Rights...

Have you ever wondered how your workspace management is measuring up? Determining workspace density is the first step towards more effective and efficient office accommodation management. And yet so many businesses are having trouble measuring workspace density correctly! This benchmark report is the first in a series of Grosvenor studies that focus on best-practice real...

This paper proposes a method to estimate the capitalized value of the architectural design quality of a neighbourhood.

Foreword: For more than a decade, Australia has witnessed a sustained reduction in property crime. Yet relatively little is known about what may have caused this decline. This study aimed to explore plausible explanations for the property crime drop by ‘going to the source’ and interviewing a sample of 994 police detainees as part of...