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
National Affairs
30 November 2017
Projects in Australia and Britain are showing how social housing can be more nimble and responsive
Essays & Reportage
17 August 2017
Battle lines are drawn in Nowra over the complex causes of homelessness
National Affairs
5 July 2017
Dig a little deeper, and the figures tell us unexpected things about more than one Australia
National Affairs
3 July 2017
Malcolm Turnbull’s efforts to bring the federal government back into urban policy will be put to the test in Western Sydney
National Affairs
29 May 2017
It’s not so much the banks’ balance sheets we should be worried about, it’s the economy-wide impact of much larger household debts
National Affairs
10 May 2017
The budget highlights the government’s preference for cosmetic rather than consequential changes in housing policy
National Affairs
1 May 2017
Governments are favouring the easy but ineffectual options for reform
National Affairs
27 April 2017
In the first of two articles, the Grattan Institute describes the profound effects of housing costs across the economy.
National Affairs
21 March 2017
A promising federal government homelessness strategy dissipated for lack of funding and political will
National Affairs
25 June 2016
The impact of the Reagan administration’s decision to abolish negative gearing shows how misconceived Australia’s debate has been, writes Tim Colebatch
Essays & Reportage
17 June 2016
Ageing needs to be treated as a state of living rather than failing, argues Melanie Joosten in this extract from her new book
National Affairs
12 May 2016
Falling home ownership rates are bad for households and bad for the economy, writes Saul Eslake. Governments are starting to respond, but much more can be done
National Affairs
3 March 2016
A new report on negative gearing rests on deeply flawed assumptions, write John Daley and Danielle Wood. But that hasn’t stopped the government from using…
National Affairs
25 February 2016
It’s not too late for Malcolm Turnbull to regain some of the ground he’s lost on tax, says Tim Colebatch. Labor’s plan shows why he can’t afford…
National Affairs
29 September 2015
State and local governments need to break down the emerging division between job-rich and job-poor suburbs in Australia’s major cities, write Jane-Frances Kelly and…
Books & Arts
15 June 2015
Books | Stuart Macintyre’s history of Australia in the 1940s is a big book in the best sense
National Affairs
13 February 2015
Better ways of dealing with the federal budget deficit would also boost growth, argues Michael Gill
Essays & Reportage
5 February 2015
In her winning entry for the Gavin Mooney Memorial Essay Competition, El Gibbs looks at the link between housing security and mental health
National Affairs
28 August 2013
Without a change in policies, an ageing population is likely to reduce housing affordability and increase inequality, writes Peter Mares
Essays & Reportage
30 July 2013
In his first stint as prime minister, Kevin Rudd set a target of halving homelessness by 2020. If he is still committed to that goal, then the Common Ground approach might chart a…
National Affairs
5 July 2013
It’s time for the federal government to take seriously the shortage of affordable housing, writes Harold Levien
Books & Arts
26 February 2013
Peter Spearritt reviews a new book about the heyday of innovative and egalitarian housing in Australia
Books & Arts
15 October 2012
Does every Australian have a right to decent housing? Governments might say so, but they’re not doing much to make it happen, writes Peter Spearritt
National Affairs
28 September 2011
The Henry Report spelt out a series of tax reforms that would increase environmental and social sustainability, writes Josh Dowse. It’s great ammunition for a…
