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All’s fair in love, war – and a housing crisis
Australia’s obsession with housing in this country is legendary. It goes to the very heart of the national psyche and comes partly from our immigrant roots. But in the past few years, something happened to snap the back of that formula.
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Nuclear powered universities – the latest bright idea from Barnaby’s people
Local anti-renewables, pro-nuclear campaign group in National Party maverick Barnaby Joyce thinks installing nuclear reactors on campuses is part of the future fix.
Housing Models
Community Land Trusts can produce affordable and diverse “forever” housing
Decades of international experience shows that, when enabled by supportive policies, Community Land Trusts (CLTs) can produce a diverse range of stable, perpetually affordable and appropriate housing options for people priced out of their communities. They can also channel the voices of residents and the broader community into thriving, innovative, and high-quality placemaking outcomes. The…
Community housing providers: reshaping Australia’s housing paradigm
The Australian residential sector is undergoing a paradigm shift, driven by the emergence of Community Housing Providers (CHPs) as key property players. This evolution extends beyond their historical role as social housing managers, towards becoming sophisticated property development and management institutions.
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Nightingale Preston is leading the way in more affordable, sustainable and meaningful living
Nightingale Preston is a standout example of community-driven, sustainable design. It blends thoughtful material choices, high sustainability standards and a deep commitment to fostering a vibrant, interconnected community environment. It features a mix of innovative communal spaces, including a shared rooftop with a dining area, veggie patch and laundry, as well as a guesthouse.
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PRADS: unlocking private investment for essential worker housing
Housing All Australians (HAA), a private sector-led not-for-profit organisation, is pioneering a new approach to solving Australia’s housing crisis through what the organisation calls “compassionate capitalism”. This is the notion that we can balance critical societal needs with business sustainability, according to the HAA’s new chief executive Dan McKenna.
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How a group of older women in Victoria are taking charge of creating housing
Many older women find its almost impossible in today’s market to either buy or rent housing. They fall into “housing precarity” thanks to being life-long renters, or because they accumulated disadvantages thanks to race, sexuality, domestic violence, disability or low-income employment. A third reason is losing home ownership because of life events such as divorce,…