Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - AHURI

The next is taking place on Wednesday 26 August, and there's still places available.

Unpack the findings and recommendations from the AHURI-funded 'Inquiry into developing a long-term governance and resource framework for sustainable and effective Indigenous housing' with Associate Professor Megan Moskos (Adelaide University) and Dr Vivienne Milligan PSM (UNSW) with Shaun Middlebrook (AHURI) facilitating.

The discussion will explore the drivers of housing disadvantage among First Nations people, address how systems and initiatives intended to improve Indigenous housing are falling short, and delve into how the proposed strategy framework creates a blueprint for action.

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An estimated 45,700 low-income Indigenous households had unmet housing needs in 2021 – equivalent to one in eight and almost double the rate for all Australians. Meanwhile, initiatives intended to help are flagging, and Indigenous housing systems are fragmented across federal, state and territory levels.

These were some of the key findings of a two-year into Indigenous housing. As well as establishing the scale of need, the project developed a blueprint for action – an approach given weight by endorsement from an Independent Advisory Group of government officials and Indigenous leaders.

Join us online on Wednesday 26 August as we unpack the project’s findings and recommendations with project lead, Associate Professor Megan Moskos (Adelaide University) and Honorary Professor Vivienne Milligan (UNSW Sydney), facilitated by Shaun Middlebrook (AHURI Principal First Nations Adviser).

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At past Australian Homelessness Conferences you told us you wanted to hear more about how research can be tailored to work with the sector, rather than dictating to it.

So we’re delivering just that.

Meet four speakers shaping the first Concurrent Session: three of Australia's leading university researchers, plus a regional leader from Mission Australia.

Each speaker brings learnings on how the sector and researchers can work collaboratively, and presentations promise hard-won personal insight. Whether it’s the importance of lived experience shaped by work in a women's refuge, to why support systems should adapt to culture, to a grounded take on AI, or how data could unlock better homelessness services – attendees will leave with fresh ideas for how research can work alongside, and help shape, the frontline.

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The final report from our evaluation of the NSW government’s program is now available on our website. This innovative program based on principles successfully housed 1,414 rough sleepers with high and complex needs during and after the COVID-19 emergency. It also delivered 282 additional social housing and affordable dwellings.

Thank you to our evaluation partners: Social Policy Research Centre at UNSW, Swinburne University of Technology, Deakin University and Gamarada Universal Indigenous Resources.

Download the full report to learn more about the evaluation team’s findings and recommendations. https://ow.ly/prew50ZxfKj

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In the third instalment in our series exploring the Federal Government's Homes for Australia plan priorities, we look at what it will take to make renting fairer, more secure, and more affordable.

This draws on almost a decade of research published under AHURI’s National Housing Research Program, and explores polices to fix landlord-tenant power imbalances, tax reforms to give renters a fairer shot at building wealth, and ways to reduce rentals costs and protect renters’ privacy from the encroachment of PropTech.

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Through Mission Australia's generous sponsorship, a limited number of sponsored delegate places are available at , open to people engaged in contributing lived experience perspectives within the housing and homelessness sector.

Applications will close this Friday 7 August 2026, so don't miss out! Link to application in comments 👇

Plenty of people will tell you what AI could do for your organisation. Far fewer will tell you what happened when they tried.

brings together three organisations doing exactly that — sharing their real experience of implementing AI in frontline services, including the wins, the dead ends and the ethical lines they had to draw.

If you've been wondering whether any of this is actually workable in your service, 'Smart support: AI and digital innovation on the homelessness frontline'. is the session to be in. For early insights, read our pre-conference interview with the speakers. Link in comments 👇

For people with disability, the nationwide lack of affordable housing is exacerbated by lower incomes and limitations on where they are able to live.

New shows the vast majority of people with disability aren't eligible for NDIS-funded Specialist Disability Accommodation, and rely instead on family, social housing, or private ownership or rentals. But the private housing market is often not suitable or accessible and there is a severe lack of social housing that is appropriate to their needs.

Ways to improve housing outcomes include:
- listing accessibility features in rental advertisements
- replacing ‘no-grounds’ termination rights within social housing and private rental with ‘reasonable termination’ legislation
- exploring build-to-rent, tailored home loans and preferential eligibility criteria for first homebuyers with disability
- increasing investment in social housing that meets the diverse needs of people with disability.

The study, ‘Improving housing outcomes for people with disability: Policy and practice initiatives’, was conducted by researchers from University of Tasmania, Adelaide University and Monash University.

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AHURI is seeking a Research Program Officer to support the delivery of the National Housing Research Program – Australia's premier mechanism for funding, publishing and disseminating housing and homelessness research.

We are looking for someone with a strong eye for detail, commitment to quality and a curiosity about the ways in which research is undertaken, communicated and translated to policy. This graduate/early career role works as part of a small team in a hybrid capacity at our Melbourne CBD office.

Visit our website to learn more and apply: https://ow.ly/bp1s50Zt1L6

Applications close Wednesday 26 August 2026.