Lucy’s
Publications
Equitable Housing
August 31, 2023

Light as Air: Regulating Short Term Rentals in Australia
The impact of short-term rental (STR) platforms such as Airbnb has become increasingly problematic, particularly since the end of the COVID-19 lockdowns, as long-term rental dwelling availability has shrunk, and prices increased.
Equitable Housing
August 15, 2023

Regulating Rentals in Australia: what works?
This paper examines the data to establish if there is, indeed, a rental crisis in Australia, and surveys local and international research to determine what would work to improve the experience of renting a home in the Australian market.
Equitable Housing
June 22, 2023

Glass Ceilings: Gendered Inequality in the Housing System – The Australian Housing Monitor, Report 2
This paper explores some of the gendered inequalities within the housing system, based on the Australian Housing Monitor, a recent survey of nearly 4000 people. Differences in how men and women experience affordability, security, and quality of housing are evident across nearly every metric.
Homepage Feature
November 21, 2022

Evidence Based Policy Project 2022
The Evidence Based Policy project highlights how policy design frequently fails to incorporate the best available evidence, or policy development practices.
November 14, 2021

Evidence Based Policy Analysis 2021
This report is part of the Evidence Based Policy Analysis Project, now in its fourth year. Per Capita was commissioned, alongside the Institute of Public Affairs, to provide analysis of a number of Australian policies introduced at a state and federal level over the last year.
Lucy’s
Podcasts
Podcast
September 5, 2023
Re:CAP Ep.10: Glass Ceilings – Gendered Inequality in the Housing System
Welcome back to Re:CAP – Per Capita’s premier podcast where we unpack our latest research and examine the inequalities in Australian society. This week, Emma Dawson is joined by Per Capita’s Andrew Herington Fellow, Lucy Tonkin, to chat about the Centre for Equitable Housing’s second paper from their Australian Housing Monitor – Glass Ceilings: Gendered ... Read more
Lucy’s
Media
Our Media
November 19, 2022

Poor report card for policymakers
An independent review of 20 major decisions by the federal, NSW, Queensland and Victorian governments during 2022 found only five reached “acceptable” processes, six decisions failed and the remainder received only “mediocre” results.
Lucy’s
Blog Posts
Blog
July 3, 2023

When it comes to housing wealth, being a man pays dividends
By Matt Lloyd-Cape and Lucy Tonkin. Open a newspaper on any day and you’ll be met with a new story about Australia’s housing crisis. How older women are the fastest growing cohort to experience homelessness, or that female heads of lone parent households are most likely to experience significant and prolonged housing stress. But we ... Read more