For the first time a state government housing agency has effectively contracted out all its operations in some regions, but will this improve and add to the total social housing stock? Read More
Giving users of human services like public housing and end-of-life care greater ability to choose will lead to better service quality, argues the Productivity Commission in a report released on Monday. Read More
Disadvantaged Victorians are being charged thousands of dollars to repair damaged public housing, even when there is no evidence they caused the damage. "It’s time to inject both common sense and humanity into the bureaucracy here," says Deborah Glass. Read More
Australia's housing system is not effectively alleviating poverty and housing affordability problems, policymakers have been told at the IPAA national conference. Plus why bureaucrats should be careful about devolving housing policy. Read More
Mike Allen's passion for helping people kept him in the same agency for more than 35 years, and now leads him to charity work in retirement. The new IPAA fellow spoke to The Mandarin. Read More
