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Recent research into rental affordability in Australia shows no relief for low-income households
Hobart remains the least affordable city to rent in Australia while Newstart recipients and other low-income households are experiencing severe rental stress across Australia, the latest release of th...

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City of Ballarat Creative City Strategy and Master Plan wins prestigious Planning Institute of Australia award
City of Ballarat Creative City Strategy and Master Plan project team received another prestigious award on Friday: the Planning Insititute of Australia Victoria 2019 Best Planning Ideas – Large Projec...

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Government, Housing

Rental Affordability Index - November 2018 results available now
The latest research into rental affordability across Australia shows that Hobart is still the least affordable capital city to rent, with even moderate-income working households paying 30 per cent of ...

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Housing

The case for last resort housing: Providing housing for homeless is cheaper and better for society
It’s cheaper to provide last resort housing to homeless people than to leave them sleeping rough, a new SGS Economics and Planning cost-benefit analysis has found.