Rural local governments are efficient and innovative in generating alternative sources of income. But these supplementary income sources don’t make up for these Councils' lack of structural government funding.

The Albanese Labor Government has placed housing affordability at the forefront of their agenda – a noteworthy ambition. However, achieving their objectives would only mark the beginning of the efforts required to tackle Australia's significant shortfall in social and affordable housing. This paper delves into the trends and prospects associated with the National Housing Policy and presents ideas for how to fund the rebuilding of Australia's social and affordable housing infrastructure.

SGS Economics and Planning's ground-breaking new index captures the socio-economic wellbeing of Australia, region by region. SGS Cities & Regions Wellbeing Index moves beyond state-level GDP data to show that where people live matters.

Economic policy must move beyond GDP to create an equitable and sustainable world. Wellbeing needs to be at the centre of progressive policy planning.

An unexpected solution that could help young renters and elderly owners. Connecting these unlikely two groups could help the 1.2 million lonely Australians.