Social Affairs

worried young couple deal with stress of housing costs

Modelling predicts that younger adults are more likely to feel the burden of housing costs.

anthony albanese

Three bills to go before parliament confirm the Albanese government is restoring the Commonwealth to a leadership role on housing issues. But there are still gaps in its approach.

illustration of a user and smartphone with an on-demand bus

A new Uber-style disruption could make urban transport more flexible and responsive for travellers.

aboriginal flag

This constitutional reform process may be ‘unorthodox’, but it’s entirely appropriate.

Gentrification of a neighbourhood

A new machine learning prototype developed by UNSW researchers can help mitigate the harms of gentrification.  

red colour burst leased sign on a front retaining wall

Rent assistance is only $10-14 per day, well below rent levels.

Torsos of man and pregnant woman in business clothes

Micro-accommodations are acts that seem small to those making them, but if repeated can have much larger positive consequences for those they target.

detective board with photos of suspected criminals

The lines between pop culture and criminal justice blur in our fascination with the unlawful.

A large crowd at a summer music festival

There are concerns about harm reduction strategies this summer as a restless bunch of young adults test the limits of a depleted hospitality industry.

Four happy young indigenous kids

Higher levels of parental wellbeing while children were young was linked with children being more physically active as they got older.

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