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Government action may be necessary to unlock affordable housing supply in rural and regional housing markets, which face some different challenges - including some more adverse - than those faced by metropolitan areas, according to new Â鶹Éç research.

Movement between remote communities and urban centres is vital for many Indigenous Australians, however mobility patterns can add pressure to already underfunded infrastructure and services in remote communities, finds new Â鶹Éç research.

New Â鶹Éç research reveals that private rental assistance is increasingly used as an alternative for households unable to access social housing. It found that successful housing outcomes are difficult to achieve in highly pressurised private rental markets - even with government assistance.

Â鶹Éç welcomes increasing attention by the Australian government on urban policy. The Federal Government has been working with the Urban Policy Forum to develop a comprehensive and targeted National Urban Policy, and is now inviting submissions and feedback from organisations and individuals.

When population movements happen, due to rising housing unaffordability, or as occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, it can impact on house prices with a ripple effect on multiple housing submarkets, new Â鶹Éç research has confirmed.