Associate Professor Ilan Wiesel
Associate Professor In Urban Geography, School of Geography, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Faculty of Science, University of Melbourne
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Sciences & Technology
Paternalism, public housing and COVID-19
The ‘hard lockdowns’ of some of Melbourne’s public housing buildings are another example of Australia’s long history of paternalism against public housing tenants
Environment
Investing in social housing during a pandemic
Australia needs a National Housing Strategy, as well as consistent funding and policy mechanisms, to reverse our long-term declines in social housing
Health & Medicine
Making Australia’s most liveable city more inclusive
Melbourne is a great city to live in, but it can do better for people with a disability by making it more accessible and inclusive
Business & Economics
Is rent-for-life becoming the new norm for families?
The age group with the highest proportion of renters moving into home-ownership each year is now the 55-64 year-olds
Sciences & Technology
You snooze you lose in Victoria’s electricity market
A deregulated and competitive electricity retail market offers great deals to those who can actively engage, but penalises those who can’t - too often vulnerable consumers