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The rise in anti-immigration sentiments, especially amid challenging conditions, could have far-reaching consequences for Canada’s social harmony and economic prosperity.
Victoria’s government wants local governments to speed up development and get more homes built. But there are many questions around this goal.
The UK needs 300,000 new homes every year to fix the housing crisis.
There are already many barriers in place to stop migrants from accessing social housing.
Whether renting or buying, many lifelong residents can no longer afford to live in Europe’s cities. Will this change any time soon?
After natural disasters, temporary accommodation is often an option for those affected. Why isn’t the same happening with Australia’s housing crisis?
Governments’ policy inaction and complacency bear much of the blame for the lack of affordable housing. But a new report detects signs of hope in Queensland.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has signed two new zoning bills into law, which could help reduce the state’s homeless population.
Slashing the permanent migration intake will do little to help manage population growth and may well make building more homes even harder.
The opposition leader wants to restrict foreign investors to new properties. In 2016 and 2019 Labor wanted to restrict negative gearing to new properties.
In his budget reply on Thursday night, Dutton tapped into the electorally emotive issues of housing and immigration with the new measures he put forward.
A Coalition government would drastically slash migration as its main way of freeing up more than 100,000 homes over five years, Opposition leader Peter Dutton has promised in his budget reply.
Holding up Labor’s female vote will be vital, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared Tuesday will bring “a budget for mums and middle Australia”.
Community housing is not a silver bullet to Canada’s housing crisis. But a strong community housing sector can play a significant role in providing all Canadians with the right to adequate housing.
There is a long history of the UK government failing to adequately provide for Gypsy and Traveller communities’ needs.
Australia’s rental crisis has been a long-standing problem and will not be repaired unless there is real reform of both supply and demand issues.
Urban policy needs to look beyond housing development and address the land ownership patterns that underpin our cities.
What are ‘squatters’ rights’ and do they apply in Australia? They do, but using them will likely prove difficult.
Amid a housing affordability crisis, new research suggests the federal government should allocate resources to the housing needs of children being raised by single mothers.
Top contributors
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Associate Profesor, School of Planning, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Housing Research and Policy, and Associate Director, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor, Sociology cross-listed in Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University
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Assistant Professor in the Department of Equity Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
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PhD Student, Department of Sociology, University of Toronto
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Emeritus Professor, University of Sydney
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Housing Policy Researcher, Expert Advisor, Housing Assessment Resource Tools and Adjunct Professor, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, School of Architecture and Cities, University of Westminster
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Lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
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Professor in the School of Planning, Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo
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Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide
