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  1. 6 July 2022 - Design

    Lifting standards in Victoria’s building industry

    Building industry reform in Australia's Victoria is an opportunity to better protect home owners and promote quality, say University of Melbourne experts

  2. 6 December 2021 - Inside Business

    How we’ve changed in 20 years

    The HILDA Survey is turning 20 and shows a changing and largely well-functioning society but also reveals pressure points, says University of Melbourne expert

  3. 24 September 2021 - Engineering & Technology

    What Victoria’s earthquake tells us about the safety of our structures

    Australia has earthquake safety regulations, but University of Melbourne experts say the earthquake reminds us about the safety of our buildings and structures.

  4. 15 September 2021 - Design

    Protecting older Australian women from homelessness

    A University of Melbourne expert says older Australian women are the fastest growing group experiencing homelessness and more access to social housing will help

  5. 23 June 2021 - Design

    How our housing can make it feel like an Arctic winter

    Australia’s housing isn’t geared to deal efficiently with our Southern winters – we need learn from the Northern Hemisphere, says University of Melbourne expert

  6. 19 May 2021 - Health & Wellbeing

    Preventing a rebound in youth homelessness after COVID-19

    Temporary initiatives helped protect homeless young people during COVID-19 but Australia needs a strategy to stop a rebound, say University of Melbourne experts

  7. 12 May 2021 - Health & Medicine

    To improve Indigenous health, we must improve Indigenous housing

    To improve Indigenous health, we must improve Indigenous housing; University of Melbourne experts say that requires Indigenous involvement and leadership.

  8. 11 February 2021 - Inside Business

    Is it time to stamp out stamp duty?

    Stamp duty is highly inefficient, say University of Melbourne experts, but there are options to replace it with an alternative tax, although controversial.

  9. 20 November 2020 - Inside Business

    Too many eggs in the property wealth basket

    HILDA Survey shows Australians' wealth is heavily dependent on property, which is a worry given falling business ownership says University of Melbourne expert

  10. 10 August 2020 - Design

    People in share housing are struggling to cope in COVID-19

    A new University of Melbourne survey finds that many people living in share housing in Victoria are facing a precarious future as a result of COVID-19.