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how housing precarity makes life hard for older Australians

  • Written by Piret Veeroja, Research Fellow, Housing, Homelessness and Urban Studies (HHAUS) Research Group, Swinburne University of Technology

Australia’s ageing population is colliding with a housing system under strain. More older Australians are facing multiple, often overlapping forms of housing precarity, including homes that cost too much or fall short on basic standards – or both.

New research, launched today at Parliament House and commissioned by Housing for the...

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