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August 17, 2023

Bibby Stockholm: legionella is not the only health threat on the asylum barge

Amy Clair, University of Essex

Overcrowding is associated with many other mental and physical health concerns.

May 23, 2023

It’s not just about more homes: unpacking the housing challenges migrants face in Australia

Omid Rezaei, Edith Cowan University; Francesca Perugia, Curtin University, and Vicki Banham, Edith Cowan University

Problems in finding suitable housing will make it even more difficult for migrants to integrate successfully in Australian society.

Migrant farm workers were disproportionately affected by COVID-19 because of poor housing conditions. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

July 12, 2022

For migrant farm workers, housing is not just a determinant of health, but a determinant of death

C. Susana Caxaj, Western University and Anelyse Weiler, University of Victoria

Poor housing put migrant workers at risk for COVID-19. A federal government consultation on national housing standards is a crucial opportunity to support migrant workers’ health, safety and dignity.

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Anelyse Weiler
Assistant Professor, Sociology, University of Victoria
C. Susana Caxaj
Assistant Professor, Nursing, Western University
Omid Rezaei
PhD Candidate, Edith Cowan University
Vicki Banham
Associate professor, School of Arts and Humanities, Edith Cowan University
Francesca Perugia
Senior Lecturer, School of Design and the Built Environment, Curtin University
Amy Clair
Lecturer, Australian Centre for Housing Research, University of Adelaide, and Research Associate, ESRC Research Centre on Micro-Social Change, University of Essex

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