Associate Professor, Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne
Rebecca Bentley is a Principal Research Fellow in Social Epidemiology in the Centre for Health Equity, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health. Over the past ten years, Rebecca has developed a research program exploring the role of housing and residential location in shaping health and wellbeing in Australia. This research has a particular focus on housing affordability, tenure and their measureable effects on individual health and wellbeing. Work from this program was awarded the Mike Berry Award for Excellence in Housing Research for 2015. Rebecca is currently an ARC Future Fellow undertaking research focussed on housing affordability and socio-economic and wellbeing outcomes in Australia.
How do I know if a rental house is mouldy before I sign the lease? 12 things to check
Oct 15, 2023 04:03 am UTC| Life
Although most Australian states require homes be free of mould before they are rented out, seasoned renters know thats not always the case. In fact, an alarming number of tenants report discovering mould after theyve moved...
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May 16, 2023 13:13 pm UTC| Insights & Views Real Estate
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As demand for crisis housing soars, surely we can tap into COVID-19 vacancies
Aug 14, 2020 15:44 pm UTC| Economy
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The many faces of social housing – home to 1 in 10 Australians
Mar 15, 2020 06:04 am UTC| Economy Real Estate
Social housing is part of the lives of a surprising number of Australians. On any one night in Australia, just over 4% of households rent social housing. Yet it has housed many more people than this for brief, and...
There’s an extra $1 billion on the table for NT schools. This could change lives if spent well