People told us about leaking roofs and guttering, and about how water coming into their housing had caused internal damage, damp and mould.
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In Australia, we do housing and we do health, but they sit in different portfolios of government and the policy dots aren't joined often enough.
Months after Typhoon Washi tore through the Philippines in 2011, relocated residents were moving into newly built housing. They soon began modifying and extending homes that didn't meet their needs.
Resettlement plans for large infrastructure projects don't always go according to plan.
The difficulties for people facing housing disadvantage don't end as soon as their situation improves. They are at higher risk of poorer mental health years or even decades later.
Having quality housing matters. What's standing in the way of ensuring every Australian has housing that meets basic comfort and health standards? And how can we overcome these problems?
A survey of food bank users found nearly 60% couldn't afford to adequately heat their homes.
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Professor of Housing Research and Deputy Director of the NHMRC Centre of Excellence for Healthy Housing, University of Adelaide
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Professor of Social Epidemiology, Principal Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre for Research Excellence in Healthy Housing in Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
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Adjunct Senior Research Fellow at City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor of Housing and Communities, University of Huddersfield
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Lecturer in Nutrition, King's College London
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Scientia Associate Professor, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Professor and Architect, University of Liverpool
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Senior Research Fellow, City Futures Research Centre, UNSW
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Lecturer in Sociology and Social Work, Lancaster University
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Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology, University of Melbourne
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Research Fellow, University of Adelaide
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Research Fellow in Social Policy, University of Essex
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow – Informal Urbanism (InfUr-) Hub, University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral research associate, University of Newcastle
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Research and Teaching Assistant, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne
