Australia’s facing a worsening housing crisis. At the same time, the number of overseas migrant arrivals is at its highest ever since records began. Is increased migration driving up housing and rental prices? UQ|UP’s Dorina Pojani is invited to the SBS Examines podcast along ANU’s Peter McDonald to share her expert opinion on this matter. … Continue reading
On Friday 5 January, Dorina Pojani debated Spectator columnist Alexandra Marshall on the GB News Tonight show. The topic was: have migrants caused the housing crisis in Australia? The issue of immigration and its link to housing cost concerns us a great deal at UQ|UP as we strive make our international staff and students feel … Continue reading
What does the currently property crunch have to do with migration? Not a whole lot. The Australian housing crisis has been decades in the making. And prices started going farther up during the pandemic, when no-one was coming. If we can’t blame migrants, what shall we do about the crises then? For some answers, read … Continue reading
In this presentation, I will present the Special Issue in Urban Studies, which I am co-editing with my colleague Dr Matthew Hayes on the topic of transnational gentrification and the case study of diaspora Jews’ second homes in Israel and their effects on Jerusalem. In our introduction piece, Hayes and I argue that the picture … Continue reading