Peer Review Report For: Housing Insecurity and Governance Failure in Australia: Rethinking SDG 11 and Urban Inequality [version 1; peer review: 1 approved with reservations]
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This paper critically examines housing insecurity in Australia through the lens of governance failure and sustainable development, challenging conventional assumptions that severe housing deprivation is primarily confined to the Global South. Despite Australia’s status as a high-income nation, rising housing costs, persistent homelessness, overcrowding, and widening socio-economic inequality reveal patterns of exclusion that resemble conditions commonly associated with developing economies. Drawing on homelessness data, policy analysis, and contemporary development literature, the study argues that housing insecurity in Australia is not a temporary market imbalance but a structural crisis shaped by housing financialisaton, governance failures, policy settings, and unequal access to resources. The findings highlight the growing prevalence of hidden homelessness, particularly overcrowded dwellings, and demonstrate the uneven distribution of housing insecurity across demographic groups. The paper further contends that Sustainable Development Goal 11 (SDG 11) inadequately captures intra-national inequalities within affluent societies because it relies on aggregate indicators. The study concludes by calling for more inclusive housing governance frameworks, stronger social housing systems, and context-sensitive development approaches that prioritise equity, affordability, and social protection within urban policy.
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