The Don Dunstan Foundation Housing Symposium is an annual flagship event dedicated to exploring the complex and evolving landscape of housing in Australia. Each year, the symposium delves into a new, critical issue or emerging topic within the housing sector, bringing together experts, policymakers, community leaders, and individuals with lived experience.
Its core purpose is to foster insightful discussions, share innovative research, and identify practical, home-grown solutions to the diverse challenges Australians face in accessing safe, affordable, and appropriate housing.
2025 Housing Symposium
The 2025 National Rental Summit focused on an area of growing policy concern – renting. The theme – The Missing Middle – focused on people who don’t qualify for public housing, but who are struggling to afford good housing in the private rental market.
Go here for our four bleak realities and four optimistic takeaways from the 2025 Housing Symposium.
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2024 Housing Symposium
The 2024 housing symposium encouraged conversations on the future of housing in South Australia, with a keynote by Alan Kohler on Australia’s Housing Mess and How to Fix it.
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