Associate ProfessorDaphne Habibis

Project Total: $119,589; Indigenous people in Australia have repeatedly called for the opportunity to shape the policies and laws that impact upon their lives. Progress is currently being made towards the establishment of a First Nations voice and treaty processes. The involvement of Indigenous people and organisations in policy development and service delivery has been shown to lead to improved outcomes. Within the housing sector, greater engagement contributes towards improved housing, wellbeing and intergenerational outcomes. The importance of embedding Aboriginal voices and perspectives in housing policy and practice is strongly recognised. However, the actioning of this within the housing and homelessness field is limited and a consistent approach nationally, and at a state/territory-level is lacking. There is a strong need to better understand how Aboriginal voices and aspirations can be embedded in the development of housing policy and programs. Our proposed Investigative Panel will add significant new insights to the current, yet limited, evidence-base on how enhanced engagement with Indigenous people can, and should, be actioned in practice in order to improve housing outcomes. We will answer three key research questions: 1. To what extent, and how, are Indigenous perspectives currently included in the development of housing policy and practice? 2. How can Indigenous people and communities be involved more meaningfully in creating and shaping housing policy development and service delivery? 3. What are best practice approaches for working with Indigenous Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - National Housing Research Program; University of Adelaide; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $231,174; The project will add significant new insights into the current status of Indigenous housing support within Australia and what is needed to ensure future growth and sustainability. In particular, it will provide an in-depth understanding of current approaches to the governance, resourcing and regulation of Indigenous housing with particular focus paid to self-determination, portfolio arrangements (relating to the supply, demand and management of housing) and the implications of different tenure types and service delivery models Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - National Housing Research Program; University of Adelaide; Curtin University; University of Sydney; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $20,153; This mixed methods project examines changes to Indigenous mobility pre- and post-COVID, and the implications for future planning of remote housing, infrastructure and services. It will generate enhanced understanding of current mobility patterns and improved policy strategies to support Indigenous people living on country. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - National Housing Research Program; University of Adelaide; Curtin University; University of Sydney; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $147,206; This project explores what sustainable benefit-generation from Indigenous housing would constitute and cost, in the context of fluctuating populations and climate change. It reviews repair and maintenance approaches from representative remote areas, models context-appropriate housing design, identifies opportunities for resilient locally-led employment, and adopts a lifecycle perspective for cost modelling. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; University of Sydney; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $133,243; This project reviews policy, practice and service delivery in relation to Indigenous homelessness in urban settings. It explores culturally safe responses to homelessness from Indigenous perspectives and considers options for more holistic and better targeted, coordinated and operationalised support for Indigenous people experiencing homelessness in urban settings. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; University of South Australia; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $138,810; The SRP will document the use of legal proceedings by Australian social housing providers against tenants where there has been misconduct by a household member, and consider whether laws, policies and practices make appropriate provision in relation to women, children, Indigenous families and families with alcohol or other drug issues. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; University of New South Wales; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $139,380; Little is known of the housing choices made by Indigenous victims and perpetrators of violence in the aftermath of family violence. With reforms to the family violence service sector encouraging victims to remain in the home, measuring the efficacy of such an approach in an Indigenous context is timely. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; University of New South Wales; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $112,558; This Inquiry focuses on the provision of integrated housing support for families, including those affected by domestic and family violence. It will provide significant new knowledge on the gendered nature of housing insecurity, housing pathways, and transition points at which culturally safe and holistic service responses are effective. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; University of New South Wales; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $50,000; Centacare Evolve Housing requires the University of Tasmania to develop suitable social return on investment framework to calculate the social impact of transferring management of public housing stock to a community sector organisation. Funded by: CatholicCare Tasmania ($50,000); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $49,880; To better understand the international student and career pathway experience in Tasmania and barriers to international students remaining in Tasmania post-graduation, the research will involve: * Identifying factors that influence international student participation in the Tasmanian education system; * Documenting experiences of international students with a particular focus on the challenges they face during their education; * Considering the aspirations of international students for employment after completion of their studies; * Determining the current employment outcomes for international students in Tasmania; * Identifying factors that impact international students who wish to stay in Tasmania, securing employment and residency in the State. Funded by: Department of State Growth (Tas) ($49,880); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $49,550; The proposed research will generate evidence about: * What attracts overseas and interstate migrants to move to Tasmania. * The barriers in making the decision to move to Tasmania from interstate and overseas. * The factors influencing their decision to stay in Tasmania. * The factors influencing their decision to leave Tasmania. Funded by: Department of State Growth (Tas) ($49,550); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $255,492; Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; University of Western Australia; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $70,340; This project examines how a changing mix of government and non-government, direct and indirect, funding influences service provision and outcomes of services offering homelessness support to Indigenous Australians. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; Swinburne University of Technology; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $21,000; Attract new postgraduate students to housing and urban studies, to develop the quantity and quality of the research talent in the AHURI network and to maintain and improve and standard of the AHURI National Housing Research Program. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Scholarship-Top-Up ($21,000); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $27,895; The issue of how to build community engagement and promote pathways to economic and social inclu sion for the most excluded social groups is one of the most vexed areas of social policy. This project addresses this concern through an innovative approach designed to avoid 'benevolent othering' in areas where placebased stigma creates division and social exclusion that extend to within the neighbourhood itself. The project combines volunteering with participatory community-based action research to develop a system map that extends asset-based community development approaches by identifying how networks .operate as enablers and constraints through relationships of power, trust, conflict and collaboration. Funded by: Henry Halloran Trust - Grant-HHT Strategic Partnership ($27,895); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $34,726; Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; University of New South Wales; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $57,434; This project will develop a conceptual and policy framework for more individualised approaches to housing assistance in Australia informed by international experience. Acknowledging different institutional, governance and policy contexts, the project will distil key learning, policy opportunities and challenges for reforming the housing assistance system in Australia. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project ($57,434); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $278,595; This project will offer contextualised analysis of optimal arrangements for cost-effectiveness and tenant and community outcomes. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project ($278,595); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $327,500; This project provides insights into the diversity and complexity of Aboriginal lives in the Greater Darwin area. Central to the research is the lived accounts of Aboriginal views on race relations. This will provide a foundation for repositioning the normativity of Euro-Australian culture and improving service delivery. The findings will be used as a basis for improving racial harmony in Darwin and as a model for achieving this in other areas of Australia. Funded by: Australian Research Council - Grant-Linkage Projects Round 1 ($290,000); Larrakia Nation Aboriginal Corporation ($37,500); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $93,750; Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project ($93,750); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $980,000; Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project; University of Queensland; University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $21,000; This project will investigate the experiences of social housing practitioners providing tenancy management services to Aboriginal tenants. Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Scholarship-Top-Up ($21,000); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $223,925; Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project ($223,925); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $20,975; Funded by: Anglicare Tasmania ($20,975); University of Tasmania.

Project Total: $122,101; Funded by: Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute - Grant-Research Project ($122,101); University of Tasmania.