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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.
16 February 2024

Lakewood re-opening showcases role for co-ops in affordable housing crisis

The $12.4 million refurbishment of Lakewood Housing Co-operative in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs is being hailed as a potential blueprint for the development of similar...
12 February 2024

AFR Letters: Another destiny for independent retailers

BCCM CEO, Melina Morrison, explains how co-operatives can support the best interests of the market and consumers, all the while protecting the corner store.
08 February 2024

Finding senior leaders: A recruitment guide for co-ops and mutuals – Part 2

Recruitment expert Geoff Curran, Practice Leader at Gerard Daniels, shares his valuable insights into the recruitment process for senior leadership positions in...
02 February 2024

Housing co-ops supported in first stage response to new Housing and Homelessness Plan development

The Australian government has released a summary report of what they heard in the consultation on the new National Housing and Homelessness Plan.
01 February 2024

Boosting competition and consumer choice – a partnership with the Commonwealth

The BCCM has made a Pre-Budget Submission calling on the Federal Government to partner with Australian co-operatives and mutuals to deliver more competition, consumer...
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