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...

As human populations continue to expand and migrate to cities, shortages of appropriate affordable dwellings remains a central challenge. After reviewing the backdrop, conundrums and approaches, the chapter outlines a sustainable management for affordable housing (‘SMAH') framework and...

This project examined state government-led innovations in affordable housing through analysis of two state-level strategies and two state-level programs. The research shows effective strategies and programs rely on strong political leadership; adopt a whole-of-housing industry approach to...

This Article examines the varying and often-conflicting meanings and goals ascribed to the term “affordable housing.” It asserts that the term often serves as a metaphor; it obscures rather than clarifies, and contributes to the intractability of problems pertaining to housing from any...

The federal government has been heavily involved in promoting housing affordability since the 1930s and continues to have a critical role to play. Over the past several decades, the federal government has financed affordability by promoting development and income subsidies, but specific...

Rent controls are firmly back on the political agenda. At the national level the reintroduction of rent controls is now official Labour Party policy. At the London level Mayor Sadiq Khan calls for their reintroduction as well. Politicians, however, are in this case merely following a shift in...