Professor Rebecca Bentley
Director, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Health & Medicine
We aren’t all equal when it comes to climate vulnerability
A new index measures the social vulnerability of communities in the face of climate change in Australia – and finds inequalities across the country
Health & Medicine
Why social conditions need to guide our COVID-19 policies
A new demographic index of Australian cities identifies vulnerable population areas and can drive better policy making to control COVID-19 outbreaks
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
Australian homes on the line
Despite the government’s efforts to defend employment and the economy, the second line of defence needs to be housing – keeping renters and mortgage holders in their homes