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Australia’s rental crisis reaches new heights: 2024 Rental Affordability Index

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For Purpose, Housing

The Rental Affordability Index reveals a severe affordability crisis in Australia’s rental market, where the rising cost of living pushes more households into financial distress.

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Reflecting on a year of impact

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In our recent Annual Report and Annual General Meeting, we reflected on the past year’s achievements and challenges.

SGS Economics and Planning Pushing Policy Speakers

Live Q&A event: Pushing policy to the limit

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Employment, Energy, Environment, Health, Housing, Transport

Join us online to discuss how Australia can plan for its projected population growth of 13 million over the next 40 years. Experts Dr Marcus Spiller, Kirstie Allen, and Rob Stokes will explore sustainable housing, infrastructure, and services approaches.

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Improving wellbeing in NSW: Insights and recommendations from the SGS Cities and Regions Wellbeing Index

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Education, Employment, Environment, Health, Housing

Alison Holloway and Michelle Tjondro recently addressed the Public Accounts Committee as part of their inquiry into establishing a framework for driving wellbeing outcomes in NSW, highlighting the SGS Cities and Regions Wellbeing Index.

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Community Benefit Sharing: A Path to Equitable Development

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Energy

Community benefit sharing ensures local communities impacted by infrastructure projects benefit socially and economically. By distributing financial and non-financial gains, it addresses inequalities, supports local employment, and invests in long-term initiatives like education and infrastructure, creating lasting positive outcomes.

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One year on: Reflections on the ESG Reporting Standard for the Communing Housing Industry

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Environment, For Purpose, Health, Housing

At the CHIA ESG Report launch on 9 September 2024, SGS Senior Associate Michelle Tjondro reflected on the first year of the ESG Reporting Standard for community housing in Australia. She highlighted the collective achievements while emphasising the need for continued collaboration and support to scale the Standard's adoption and drive lasting change in the sector.

SGS Economics and Planning acknowledge the First Nations Peoples of Australia and on whose Country we live and work. We acknowledge that the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of Australia never ceded their sovereignty, and are one of the oldest continuing living cultures on Earth, have one of the oldest continuing land tenure systems in the world, and have one of the oldest continuing land use planning and management systems in the world.

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