Ideas for Australian Cities
A key goal of governments is to provide their citizens with cities that are healthy, liveable and economically successful.
The Ideas for Australian Cities Program bring together thinkers, researchers and policymakers to understand what makes a city great. It will ask:
- What kind of city do we want to be beyond 2030?
- What are the priorities of action and change? andÌý
- How can we monitor success?
For more information,Ìýcontact the Ideas for Australian CitiesÌýresearch program director:
Featured publications and events
If you’re feeling the cold this winter, you’re not alone. About a quarter of all Australians have trouble keeping their homes warm enough in winter. That figure is likely to soar this year, due to poor quality housing and the rapidly escalating energy crisis.
Read this article co-authored by Professor Emma Baker and in full on .
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That renters have poorer mental health than home owners is well-documented. But how much of this is due to being in rental accommodation itself, rather than other factors such as lower incomes?
Read this article co-authored by Professor Emma Baker in full on .
AHURI Report No. 346 | Chris Leishman, Rachel Ong, Laurence Lester and Weidong Liang
This report considered the economic literature relating to pandemics and modelled a range of related economic outcomes on employment and unemployment by sector and on the housing outcomes of homeowners, private renters, and small investor landlords in Australia from late 2020 and through 2021.
AHURI Report No. 344 | David Oswald, Tirvess Moore and
This report examined the mental and economic wellbeing of landlords and tenants affected by the COVID-19 pandemic and provides a number of policy recommendations to support landlord-tenant relationships.
Mould and damp health costs are about 3 times those of sugary drinks. We need a healthy housing agenda
Australia is behind the eight ball on healthy housing. We do housing and we do health, but they sit in different portfolios of government and aren’t together in the (policy) room often enough.
Read this article co-authored by Professor Emma Baker in full on .
AHURI Report No. 340 | Emma Baker, Rebecca Bentley, Andrew Beer,
This report examined the circumstances for Australian renters during the initial phase of the COVID-19 lock-downs in July and August 2020. The report identified challenges in the rental sector and give insights into how the rental market is performing.
In response to the COVID-19 recession, federal, state and territory governments quickly provided support to the housing industry. shows further housing stimulus measures will be essential to help drive economic recovery into 2021 and beyond.
Read this article co-authored by Professor Chris Leishman in full on .
March 2021 | Research Tuesdays lecture by Professor Emma Baker (Research Program Director, Ideas for Australian Cities), Dr Michael Fortheringham (AHURI) and Peter Koulizos (The University of Adelaide)