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Welcome to the Per Capita blog! Here you'll find all the thoughts and ideas we just had to get out there immediately, as well as the winning entries of our Young Writers Competition and other bits and pieces.

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September 23, 2024

‘Housing and human rights’ – The Hon Kevin Bell AO KC

This is the transcript from the Hon Kevin Bell’s speech, “‘Housing and human rights”, recorded 19 September 2024 at Per Capita’s John Cain Lunch. I thank Per Capita for inviting me to speak at the September 2024 John Cain Lunch on the important subject of housing and human rights.   I have very strong memories ... Read more
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August 6, 2024

National Housing and Homelessness Plan: Realising Human Right to Adequate Housing.

This week is Homelessness Week, an annual event hosted by Homelessness Australia aiming to raise awareness and build commitment towards ending homelessness. The theme of this year’s Homelessness Week is “Homelessness Action Now”. It must serve as a reminder of the urgent need to change the future state of housing and homelessness in Australia. In ... Read more
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July 31, 2024

No-grounds evictions; leaders and stragglers

In July 2024, New South Wales Premier Chris Minns announced that a ban on “no-grounds” evictions would be introduced to Parliament in the following month. Under the proposed changes, landlords would have to meet “common-sense and reasonable” grounds for eviction, including the sale of the property and instances of misconduct by tenants.   What are ... Read more
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January 26, 2024

On Whose Account – What’s going on with government spending on housing?

Do you know how much the Federal Government spends on housing each year? How about where that funding goes? And to what end? Turns out, no one does.   Every year, billions of dollars are dispensed through the Federal Budget on direct support to households and housing service providers. This includes Commonwealth Rental Assistance Social ... Read more
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December 28, 2023

Progressive Summer Reading List 2023

It’s time for the annual Per Capita Progressive Summer Reading List! Here are our favourite books from 2023 to keep you entertained over the summer.   The Welcome to Country Handbook – Professor Marcia Langton AO The Welcome to Country Handbook is an approachable guide to First Nations Peoples cultures and history. Covering language, arts, ... Read more
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December 14, 2023

2023 Impact Report

Per Capita’s research and advocacy has had a big impact on government policy in 2023. Here are some of our policy wins from this year: Full employment For the last five years Per Capita has been pushing our Government to re-embrace full employment. Both the review of the Reserve Bank and the Employment White Paper ... Read more
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December 12, 2023

The Centre of the Public Square

The Centre of the Public Square has a simple focus: to build better models of citizen collaboration and strengthen civil society by imagining new methodologies and alternate technologies to anchor this public space. Around the world we can see the challenges to democracy from the business models that propel the current platforms: whether it’s Musk’s ... Read more
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October 26, 2023

Per Capita Statement on the Voice Referendum Result

Per Capita was disappointed by the result of the recent referendum on the Voice to Parliament.   To the First Peoples of this country, we mourn with you.   The Voice was conceived by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as part of the Uluru Statement from the Heart at the First Nations National Constitutional Convention in ... Read more