Current approaches to engaging First Nations peoples in urban policy and planning are placing an unreasonable and unsustainable burden, especially on Traditional Custodians. This research examines the relationship of First Nations peoples in Australia to urban policy, and is designed to centre First Nations sovereignty, authority, knowledge, governance and agency as the starting point toward...

For public housing tenants, having to relocate from their home is a significant and sustained stress. This research examines the drivers and experiences of tenant relocation from public housing in New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.

Across Victoria, there are a number of public housing estates that are in the process of being redeveloped via the Public Housing Renewal Program and the Big Housing Build. The aim of this report is to present an analysis of publicly available information about this investment to a general readership to aid greater understanding and...

Social mix, by including social housing tenures in private developments, is a widely used mechanism for improving access to social housing. Yet there is little evidence about its benefits despite growing interest in mechanisms such as inclusionary zoning. This report delivers a baseline of practitioner and resident perspectives about social mix at Nightingale Village, the...

This SOAC 2021 conference track includes research papers, provocations, panel discussions, or other forms of knowledge sharing and creation related to understanding the conditions, mechanisms, practices and experiences of settler-colonial urbanism.