National affairs
22 May 2024
Local councils and NIMBYs continue to cop much of the blame for housing shortages. But the full story is a bit more complicated
Correspondents
20 February 2024
… and the housing ombudsman’s message for Australia
National affairs
26 January 2024
The government seems to be ignoring valuable ideas raised during consultations on its housing plan
National affairs
12 December 2023
After six months investigating Australia’s rental crisis, a Senate committee failed to offer useful recommendations
National affairs
30 November 2023
Alan Kohler meets the ghost of Bob Menzies in the latest Quarterly Essay
National affairs
13 October 2023
The federal government has set a target of 1.2 million new homes in five years. Discussions at the National Housing Conference revealed the scale of the challenge
National affairs
13 September 2023
Labor and the crossbench have finally come together to tackle Australia’s housing crisis, but more needs to be done
National affairs
8 September 2023
The federal government needs more than conventional wisdom to craft a national housing strategy
National affairs
22 May 2023
How hard should the Greens push on housing?
Essays & reportage
1 March 2023
Not-for-profit associations are taking over as providers of affordable rental housing. What can Australia learn from Britain, where the trend is well advanced?
Correspondents
22 January 2023
Britain’s housing crisis has lessons for Australia
Books & arts
28 November 2022
An urban sociologist probes the strengths and weaknesses of the “yes in my backyard” movement
National affairs
28 September 2022
The biggest investment in social housing since Kevin Rudd was prime minister won’t be enough to stop life getting tougher for low-income tenants
National affairs
7 December 2021
Governments around the world are using innovative policies to solve housing affordability challenges. Why not Australia?
National affairs
24 September 2021
It might be ill-conceived, but at least the latest inquiry into housing affordability is generating high-quality evidence
National affairs
27 August 2021
Timid governments need shaking up — but the pressure won’t come from the top
National affairs
27 July 2021
A hardening of shibboleths is eating away at good government
National affairs
15 February 2021
Australia’s housing market goes crazy — again
National affairs
2 November 2020
Researchers have identified how to help struggling households more equitably
Essays & reportage
29 September 2020
With governments unwilling to fix taxes or borrow, perhaps even Ronald Reagan has something to teach us
Essays & reportage
4 August 2020
“Housing first” has emerged as the most effective way of tackling homelessness. But Finland, Denmark and Ireland show that government resolve is crucial too
Books & arts
25 May 2020
Books | Three housing researchers plot the way out of Australia’s affordability crisis
National affairs
13 February 2020
The latest Closing the Gap report brings cause both for scepticism and for guarded optimism
Essays & reportage
1 November 2019
High-rise housing has many benefits and quite a few shortcomings. The challenge is to shift the balance towards likeability
National affairs
2 September 2019
The federal government made it clear at the National Housing Conference that significant new spending isn’t likely
National affairs
7 June 2019
Part of Labor’s housing strategy could be adapted to lift affordability, and might just appeal to the government
National affairs
24 May 2019
The government must make clear that it doesn’t want any more booms
National affairs
14 May 2019
Election 2019 | Two parties, three promises, three problems
Podcasts
30 April 2019
Election 2019 | The central goals of housing policy have been lost in debates about tax breaks for landlords
National affairs
20 March 2019
We’re doing better than many comparable countries, but that’s not enough