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Radio and podcasts
2 September 2026
Are investors turning away from Australian property?
Professor Chris Leishman explains that home loans for owner-occupiers are growing faster than property investor loans for the first time since 2004.
August 2026
South Australia's cooling real estate market is continuing to dip with startling new figures showing buyers are pumping the brakes
Mr Peter Koulizos shares insight about South Australia's cooling property market with 7News Adelaide.
12 November 2024
Why more Australians are renting forever
Some Australian renters say they're willing to pay more in rent, to secure longer-term leases. Professor Emma Baker discusses new findings from an AHURI report that shows that many Australians believe they'll be renters for life.
19 March 2024
45.3 degrees inside: the renters who tracked temps over summer
Passing out, calling 000 and sleeping in the backyard: a temperature-tracking study has found heaps of renters spent the summer in conditions the WHO reckons are not only uncomfortable, but also potentially dangerous. Professor Emma Baker chats with ABC's Hack.
1 September 2026
What does housing instability mean for children's wellbeing?
Associate Professor Amy Clair explains recent findings from an Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) project, which has been considering the ways housing affects children's health and development.
19 April 2025
Housing and healthy ageing
Associate Professor Amy Clair discusses her epigenetic research into the impact of living in poor quality rented housing, with Professor Meena Kumari and Professor Emma Baker. They find that private renting can age you faster than being unemployed or smoking.
19 June 2024
Why are Australian homes so cold and can we warm them up in an affordable way?
Professor Emma Baker chats with ABC Radio National (Life Matters) about Australia's cold housing problem. For many Australians, warming up cold homes only further increases steep energy bills.
15 December 2020
Social Housing
According to a report housing stress will increase by 20% in 2021. Is there an urgent need for investment in the social housing sector? Could social housing be a way of helping more Australians get into a long term home? Professor Emma Baker and Michael Lennon discuss the issue on ABC podcast Nightlife.




















