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'Growth' of community housing may be an illusion. The cost-shifting isn't

  • Written by Michael Darcy, Adjunct Professor, School of Social Sciences and Psychology, Western Sydney University

Southern Cross Housing, a non-profit community housing provider, took over management of just under 1,000 public housing dwellings on the New South Wales South Coast last October. This transfer from the NSW Department of Family and Community Services nearly doubled Southern Cross’s portfolio. More than 3,000 transfers have since been made...

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