Soapbox More women than ever are buying homes on their own, but the industry still pictures her as half a couple Why doesn’t the real estate industry move to acknolwedge the fast growing segment of women buying houses solo?
News & Views Investing in housing for women and families delivers billions in social and economic returns new report finds YWCA research today finds that every dollar invested in gender-responsive social and affordable housing delivers billions in returns.
News & Views I’m an ED doctor. The patients I see in heatwaves and cold snaps are being failed by policy Dr Marianne Cannon sees the costs of cold and hot homes in emergency departments every week. Australia’s best energy security policy starts at home.
News & Views Australia’s housing system is failing women. It’s time to face why A person on JobSeeker could afford just one property nationwide. A young person on Youth Allowance could afford none.
News & Views Calls grow to end $20bn tax breaks to property investors as budget looms Leading advocacy groups are calling on Jim Chalmers to scrap negative gearing and the capital gains tax discount for property investors.
News & Views 55,000 extra social housing homes are being built. But a new study shows that boom still falls short Australia’s 55,000-home social housing boom fails to match a 437,000-household backlog, leaving the national housing crisis unresolved.
News & Views Barangaroo ‘poor door’ shows just how broken our idea of affordable housing has become This week, reports emerged of an apartment complex in Sydney requiring affordable housing tenants to enter from a separate entrance.
Local 10 new homes open in Western Sydney to support women escaping domestic violence Ten new homes have opened in Western Sydney to provide safety and stability to women and children escaping domestic and family violence.
News & Views Productivity is the buzzword of the week, but we’re not making the most of half the workforce Smarter regulation and women’s full participation could boost productivity, writes Duygu Yengin from the University of Adelaide.
News & Views The major parties have announced new housing policies. How will they impact women? With housing a central issue for young Australians this election, both Labor and the Coalition announced major fresh housing initiatives on Sunday as part of their campaign launches.
Local ‘Light at the end of the tunnel’: New transitional housing in Sydney supports women in recovery A new transitional housing for women, including trans and non-binary individuals, has opened up in Sydney, furthering support.
News & Views Australian board directors continue to back DEI despite Trump backlash, new index reveals An overwhelming majority of Australian business directors (80 per cent) say their commitment to diversity and inclusion will be the same or stronger in Australia, despite the bakclash occurring under Donald Trump’s second term.