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Brendan Coates

Brendan Coates

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Let’s not kid ourselves that private investors or super funds will build the social housing we need

This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. Treasurer Jim Chalmers...

08.03.2024 20

The Conversation

Brendan Coates

The government’s Help to Buy scheme will help but it won’t solve the housing crisis

This article is part of The Conversation’s series examining the housing crisis. Read the other articles in the series here. The federal...

04.03.2024 10

The Conversation

Brendan Coates

Labor’s Stage 3 changes aren’t genuine tax reform – here’s what would be

Another year, another round of tax cuts. Australian governments have made an art of announcing new income tax cuts as elections draw near. But while...

18.02.2024 9

The Conversation

Brendan Coates

Middle Australia wins from the government’s tax plan, but the budget is the biggest loser

The Albanese government decision to revise the Stage 3 tax cuts has ignited a political firestorm. The government argues revising the plan to give...

05.02.2024 20

The Conversation

Brendan Coates

Australia is welcoming more migrants but they lack the skills to build more houses

Australia has an acute shortage of housing. Renters across the country face steep rents rises and record-low vacancy rates. At the same time, net...

29.01.2024 6

The Conversation

Brendan Coates

Immigration is smashing renters. It’s time to hike fees for international students

Australia’s rental market is running hot. Slowing migration to take the temperature down, while housing supply catches up, is a smart move. But only...

27.11.2023 9

WA Today

Brendan Coates

Immigration is smashing renters. It’s time to hike fees for international students

Australia’s rental market is running hot. Slowing migration to take the temperature down, while housing supply catches up, is a smart move. But only...

27.11.2023 7

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brendan Coates

Immigration is smashing renters. It’s time to hike fees for international students

Australia’s rental market is running hot. Slowing migration to take the temperature down, while housing supply catches up, is a smart move. But only...

27.11.2023 7

The Age

Brendan Coates

Immigration is smashing renters. It’s time to hike fees for international students

Australia’s rental market is running hot. Slowing migration to take the temperature down, while housing supply catches up, is a smart move. But only...

27.11.2023 7

Brisbane Times

Brendan Coates

Australia is leaving thousands of international graduates in visa limbo, and it’s about to get worse

Many international students come to Australia with the hope of staying permanently. But our latest report, Graduates in limbo: International student...

02.10.2023 7

The Conversation

Brendan Coates

We must tighten graduate visa rules to reduce population pressures

Australia is in a global arms race to attract the best international students to study and then stay permanently. But the post-study work rights we...

02.10.2023 6

WA Today

Brendan Coates

We must tighten graduate visa rules to reduce population pressures

Australia is in a global arms race to attract the best international students to study and then stay permanently. But the post-study work rights we...

02.10.2023 8

The Sydney Morning Herald

Brendan Coates

We must tighten graduate visa rules to reduce population pressures

Australia is in a global arms race to attract the best international students to study and then stay permanently. But the post-study work rights we...

02.10.2023 7

The Age

Brendan Coates

We must tighten graduate visa rules to reduce population pressures

Australia is in a global arms race to attract the best international students to study and then stay permanently. But the post-study work rights we...

02.10.2023 6

Brisbane Times

Brendan Coates

The Greens were right to pass Australia’s Housing Future Fund bill – the case for further delay was weak

The Housing Australia Future Fund, or HAFF, has finally passed the Senate. Based on a Grattan Institute proposal, the fund is expected to support the...

14.09.2023 10

The Conversation

Brendan Coates

The Greens were right to agree to pass Australia’s Housing Future Fund bill – the case for further delay was weak

The Housing Australia Future Fund, or HAFF, will finally pass the Senate this week, most likely on Thursday. Based on a Grattan Institute proposal,...

13.09.2023 2

The Conversation

Brendan Coates

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