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28 March 2024

‘Time is right’ for government-backed RMBS: Greg Medcraft

"The AFG chairman and former ASIC chair says the time is now right to bring about the competition inquiry’s ‘compelling’ recommendation for a public RMBS.
27 March 2024

The BCCM responds to the Better Competition, Better Prices report

Responding to the hand down of the inquiry findings on Tuesday, 26 March, BCCM CEO Melina Morrison said, “the Better Competition, Better Prices report is a welcome...
27 March 2024

The benefits and challenges of co-operative housing

Researchers found that some co-operative housing tenants enjoyed benefits beyond affordable accommodation, including increased social connections and the acquisition of...
20 March 2024

Unveiling success: The Bunya Fund Showcase and Impact Report reveal transformational results

The Bunya Fund has today celebrated the success of the first two rounds of the program with a co-operative showcase and the release of the Bunya Impact Report.
19 March 2024

NSW Parliamentary Friends of Co-operatives and Mutuals: The role and contribution of housing co-operatives in NSW

A recent NSW Parliamentary Friends of Co-operatives and Mutuals meeting focused on the role and contribution of housing co-operatives in NSW.
15 March 2024

‘I’m home’: how co-operative housing could take pressure off Australia’s housing crisis

At a time when everything from abolishing negative gearing to capping rents are being suggested as ways to reduce Australia’s housing crisis, little attention has been...
15 March 2024

First national study reveals housing co-operatives could be part of the solution to Australia’s rental crisis

New research by Western Sydney University has revealed that housing co-operatives may form part of Australia’s answer to affordable and stable housing choices amidst a...
11 March 2024

Unleashing ownership, unleashing potential: The game-changing impact of The Bunya Fund

Round three applications for The Bunya Fund are now open.
29 February 2024

Australian co-ops say ACCC inquiry can help achieve greater supermarket competition in regional and rural areas

The ACCC supermarkets inquiry issues paper released today expresses interest in how retail competition differs across Australia, particularly in regional and remote...
28 February 2024

Co-operative approaches to tackling housing affordability in Australia

In late 2023, the BCCM and the Parliamentary Friends of Co-operatives and Mutuals held an Affordable Housing Policy Roundtable and Luncheon in Canberra.
23 February 2024

A History of Australian Co-operatives 1827-2023

A History of Australian Co-operatives 1827-2023 provides a perspective on Australian co-op development within a conceptual framework and international context since the...
18 February 2024

Co-op housing sector can play greater role to ease crisis

The $12.4 million Lakewood redevelopment serves as an example of the potential for co-ops to play a greater role in the Housing Australia Fund.
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