Victoria’s 2023 Housing Policy Agenda

Addressing Decades of Neglect or a Missed Opportunity to Reframe Housing Issues and Solutions

Bibliographic Data

ID21570147
AuthorsTrivess Moore (0000-0002-2576-6921, RMIT University, corresponding author), Andreanne Doyon (0000-0002-1165-8751, Simon Fraser University)
Year2025
Volume43
Issue1
Pages68-78
Publication date2025-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueUrban Policy and Research (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0811-1146 • E-ISSN: 1476-7244
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/08111146.2024.2394217
OpenAlexW4402202987
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited30

There is a housing crisis occurring around the world and Australia is not immune. Australian cities are suffering from issues not just around housing supply and affordability, but quality and performance and the housebuilding industry is stretched to capacity. Various levels of government have developed policies to address key housing challenges. We explore the announcements made by the Victorian Government in 2023, and whether these are likely to be sufficient for making significant change; or if it is a missed opportunity to reframe housing issues and solutions. We finish by drawing upon international best practices to demonstrate further opportunities

Cognitive reframing · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental ethics · Environmental planning · Neglect · Political science · Sociology · Environmental Science · Healthcare innovation and challenges · Homelessness and Social Issues · Housing, Finance, and Neoliberalism · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Public Administration · Social Psychology

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