Focusing primarily on public housing transfers in Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania, this Inquiry analysed the associated processes and frameworks to reveal the lessons learned. The case studies reveal aspects of transfer practices such as capturing Rent Assistance-enhanced revenues; the...

Of all the legislation rushed into force in the dying days of the last Labour government, the Affordable Housing: Enabling Territorial Authorities Act 2008 (AH:ETA) is perhaps the most obviously flawed. The purpose of the AH:ETA is to “enable a territorial authority, in consultation with its...