The evidence shows that increasing new housing production alone won’t solve the affordability crisis. At this special event, the NSW Minister for Housing and Homelessness, the Hon. Rose Jackson MLC and a panel of experts from industry, academia, and community sectors, will outline strategies for unlocking affordable supply, from social housing to the ‘missing middle’.

Keynote

The Hon. Rose Jackson MLC, Minister for Housing, Homelessness, Mental Health, Youth, the North Coast, and Water

Panel:

Katie Stevenson, Executive Director Property Council of Australia NSW

Mark Degotardi, Chief Executive Officer, Community Housing Industry Association NSW

Dr Catherine Gilbert, the University of Sydney

Emma Greenhalgh, CEO National Shelter

Chair:

Professor Nicole Gurran, Director, Henry Halloran Research Trust

Festival of contested Urbanism 2023

From debates about density to protests over environmental heritage or the loss of public housing, views about cities and urban regions are deeply contested, the 10th Festival of Urbanism will confront these questions through a series of robust panel discussions, podcasts and film events involving researchers, policy makers, industry experts and community leaders across Australia. Please check out other events and catch on-demand recordings or podcasts.