The University of Tasmania’s Housing and Community Research Unit (HACRU) has prepared a Tasmanian housing update to inform the community and policy makers about the ongoing shortage of affordable housing in the State. Read the full report (PDF 830KB). There continues to be an acute shortage of affordable housing across Tasmania, particularly in Greater Hobart. […]

This opinion piece by Institute for the Study of Social Change Director Professor Richard Eccleston, first appeared in the Mercury newspaper on Tuesday 7 May 2019. AS with any new technology, the rapid growth in accommodation ‘sharing’ platforms such as Airbnb is creating winners and losers. Tasmanians know this better than most. They are living […]

The rapid growth of short-stay accommodation has been a win for travellers, property owners and investors in Tasmania, but has contributed to the State’s significant housing challenges, the latest report released today by the University of Tasmania’s Institute for the Study of Social Change has revealed. The report Insight Eight: Regulating Short-Stay Accommodation in Tasmania, […]