The proposed Centre of Excellence for Affordable Housing Solutions (AHS) will create a different housing future for Australia, through a coordinated transformation across research, industry, and policy. The CoE will actively drive change, prioritise world-leading science, and deliver real impact.

Our vision

The Centre of Excellence will provide Australia with the evidence-backed, practical steps to make housing more affordable.
Addressing this challenge will require different stakeholders to work together to rethink our approach, carry out high-quality research, and create a quantum change in housing through practical solutions. We will bring together leaders in research, industry, government, and non-government organisations. Our goal is to do more than just discuss affordable housing and its causes but to bring about real change across social, technological, and economic systems. No single organisation or sector can fix the problem alone. We have assembled, for the first time, a formidable collection of the 45 research, industry, government, finance, data, advocacy, and outreach partners capable of delivering the change we all need.

Access to good quality, affordable housing is fundamental to human well-being and economic productivity.

Affiliated Universities and Partners

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Logo of the University of Glasgow featuring a shield with a bird, a tree, a bell, a fish, and a lamp, along with the Latin motto "VIA VERITAS VITA." The university name is written next to the shield.
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The logo of The University of Sydney featuring a shield with a lion and stars, alongside the text 'The University of Sydney'.
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The logo of The University of Hong Kong featuring a shield with a lion, a book with Chinese characters, and the motto 'Sapientia et Virtus' below, with the university's name in Chinese and English.
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McMaster University logo with a shield featuring a lion, an open book, and maple leaves.
Logo with the word 'AHURI' in large black letters, a red curved line above, and a red dot to the right of the letter 'I'.
Stylized geometric house logo composed of colorful triangles above the text 'Community Housing'.
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Wunan logo with an orange circle and white equal sign, and the word 'wunan' below.
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Logo of the Urban Development Institute of Australia, South Australia, featuring stylized white lines on a blue background with the institute's name.
Logo of Regional Development Australia Adelaide Metropolitan, featuring a stylized map of Australia divided into blue, green, and yellow sections with the text 'Regional Development Australia Adelaide Metropolitan Incorporated'
Logo with a house outline, a pink lotus flower, and the letters 'NSW' underneath.
Logo with three upward-pointing arrows, two in orange and one in dark blue, and the text 'Master Builders' underneath.
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Curtin University logo with gold shield and black background
Arcanite logo with a stylized blue 'A' symbol and the word 'Arcanite' in dark blue text.
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Logo of the National Indigenous Australians Agency featuring a circular design with colored dots and lines.
Housing Australia logo with a stylized blue house and the company name beneath it.
Logo of the Government of South Australia, Department for Housing and Urban Development, featuring a circular emblem with a black eagle and colored accents.
Hexagonal logo with orange and black lines and the text 'prefabAUS' inside.
Real Estate by Keller Williams logo with a red house icon and white doors.
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Black circular logo with the text 'The Geographical Society of New South Wales' surrounding the initials 'GS' and 'NSW' in the center.
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