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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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