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14 November 2024
ANU researchers have been talking with children about housing. Their stories should break Australia's heart.
Children need housing. But that housing must be a home. To them, that means a safe, comfortable place they can play, learn, bathe and socialise.
17 June 2022
Indigenous communities facing housing crisis
Very poor quality housing poses a serious health risk to Australia's remote Indigenous communities, particularly in the extreme hot weather of the Northern Territory, experts from ANU and Indigenous elders warn.
30 June 2020
Number of Australians facing housing stress doubles
The number of Australians who couldn’t pay their rent or mortgage on time has more than doubled due to COVID-19, new data from The Australian National University (ANU) shows. The survey of more than 3,200 people shows the proportion of Australians not being able to meet their regular housing costs jumped from 6.9 per cent in April to 15.1 per cent in May. Study co-author, Professor Matthew Gray, said the findings also paint a disturbing picture for renters and young adults when it came to housing stress. “Our findings show the level of housing stress is substantially higher for renters than mortgage…
20 June 2023
Democracy Sausage: Breaking the housing deadlock with Allegra Spender
Independent member for Wentworth Allegra Spender discusses how a citizens’ assembly might help parliament break through its housing policy impasse.
10 February 2023
Canberra’s superb parrots caught in housing crisis
The search for a suitable nesting site can have a big impact on how many offspring superb parrots are able to produce.
9 November 2021
Government gets F for housing during COVID-19
The Federal Government has failed in its housing policy response during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report card by experts at ANU.
15 January 2025
A place to call home
How do we tackle the housing crisis? ANU student Joshua Shaw says every young Australian should have access to a home.
10 October 2024
Democracy Sausage: The real estate democracy
Brendan Coates and Peter Martin join Democracy Sausage to discuss fixing the housing crisis, negative gearing and capital gains tax.
19 June 2024
Rentals are grim and expensive. Should young people squat instead?
In this age of cozzie livs, TikToker Purple Pingers is offering Gen Z unconventional housing advice.
28 February 2024
Democracy Sausage: Saving the Australian dream
Mark and Marija discuss Scott Morrison's exit from politics, before housing affordability campaigner Maiy Azize joins us to propose solutions to Australia's housing crisis.
10 March 2025
The erosion of hope and the federal election
The latest ANU data shows Australians are increasingly pessimistic about the future, while life satisfaction has dropped to its lowest level since COVID-19 lockdowns.
6 February 2025
Australians want less migration but support for international students remains steady
Australians hold inaccurate and often contradictory perceptions of migrants, a new ANU study has found.
14 January 2025
Plagued by the past
Our emotional responses to pandemics throughout history are more similar than you may think.
27 November 2024
Democracy Sausage: Perception and judgement
Mark Kenny and Marija Taflaga discuss the final sitting week of 2024, what drives political deal making and how politicians interpret public opinion.