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
Books & Arts
11 February 2019
Books | A blind spot among economists has helped price housing out of reach
From the archive
18 September 2018
Peter purchased, Carolyn rented, and then the market (and bad policies) took over
National Affairs
7 September 2018
Finland’s Housing First strategy has all but eradicated homelessness. Could the same approach work in Australia?
National Affairs
23 February 2018
The International Monetary Fund gets some things right and some things wrong — but you wouldn’t necessarily know which from the coverage it’s had
National Affairs
22 February 2018
Flawed research has fuelled a mistaken view of the best way to assist less well-off households
Essays & Reportage
22 January 2018
Youth homelessness is more than a question of affordable accommodation. A new project shows how music can play an unexpected role
National Affairs
18 January 2018
The federal government’s bargaining position will worsen the shortage of homes in remote communities
National Affairs
12 January 2018
Treasury’s advice on negative gearing shows why tax reforms alone won’t solve the housing affordability crisis
National Affairs
6 December 2017
Canada is showing the way, but the funds need to start flowing — and that means biting the bullet on tax
National Affairs
4 December 2017
A shift to a property tax will make the housing market fairer and more efficient, and researchers have come up with a practical way to do it