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Welcome to the Per Capita blog! Here you'll find all the thoughts and ideas we just had to get out there immediately, as well as the winning entries of our Young Writers Competition and other bits and pieces.

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October 1, 2026

Our Place: How to Solve the Housing Crisis and Rebuild the Australian Dream

Per Capita Research Fellow, Matt Lloyd-Cape, founding director of Per Capita’s Centre for Equitable Housing, has released a book examining Australia’s housing system, Our Place: How to Solve the Housing Crisis and Rebuild the Australian Dream. You can read a free excerpt below. In Our Place, Matt cuts through the noise, showing exactly how our housing ... Read more
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February 9, 2026

Inclusionary Zoning: Four principles for a targeted, consistent, and balanced policy

The Planning Amendment (Better Decisions Made Faster) Bill 2025 passed both houses of parliament last week. The amendment will streamline building approvals, including allowing low-risk building permits to be processed faster. Changes also include a provision that enables councils and state government to make the use or development of land conditional on the provision of ... Read more
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June 6, 2025

The housing disaster is a national emergency – good thing Australia is excellent at navigating emergencies

Sarah McKenzie, Acting Executive Director   The National Housing Supply and Affordability Council’s State of the Housing System 2025 Report, published in May this year, paints a grim picture of the state of Australia’s housing system. It is more than a housing crisis, it has become a full-scale national disaster. It is chronic and worsening, ... Read more
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August 7, 2024

National Housing and Homelessness Plan: Realising Human Right to Adequate Housing.

This week is Homelessness Week, an annual event hosted by Homelessness Australia aiming to raise awareness and build commitment towards ending homelessness. The theme of this year’s Homelessness Week is “Homelessness Action Now”. It must serve as a reminder of the urgent need to change the future state of housing and homelessness in Australia. In ... Read more
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July 31, 2024

No-grounds evictions; leaders and stragglers

In July 2024, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns announced that a ban on “no-grounds” evictions would be introduced to Parliament in the following month. Under the proposed changes, landlords would have to meet “common-sense and reasonable” grounds for eviction, including the sale of the property and instances of misconduct by tenants.   What are ... Read more
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August 8, 2023

Six policies to make housing more secure and affordable

The Victorian Government is conducting an Inquiry into the Rental and Housing Affordability Crisis, which has triggered intense debate over what policies would reduce the costs, increase security, and limit the rise of housing stress and homelessness. Some commentators are demanding that the state government get out of the way, and allow the private sector ... Read more
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July 3, 2023

When it comes to housing wealth, being a man pays dividends

By Matt Lloyd-Cape and Lucy Tonkin. Open a newspaper on any day and you’ll be met with a new story about Australia’s housing crisis. How older women are the fastest growing cohort to experience homelessness, or that female heads of lone parent households are most likely to experience significant and prolonged housing stress. But we ... Read more