Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute

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The study found that local governments are key to the ‘liveability, development and functioning of Australia’s metropolitan regions’, and yet local governments are ‘generally removed from real influence on issues that have scope to create change in our cities’.

The report said it was ‘notable’ there has been no new direct allocation of funding for social housing by the federal government so far, while the response from some states has been ‘moderate’.

Up to 40% of Australian households which rent their housing experience energy hardship, with many forced by market pressures to live in homes that are expensive to heat and cool due to a lack of minimum energy performance standards.

Public sector silos are contributing to poor housing and ill-health for people living with mental health issues, argues AHURI.

Homelessness has increased greatly in Australian capital cities since 2001. Almost two-thirds of people experiencing homelessness are in these cities, with much of the growth associated with severely crowded dwellings and rough sleeping.