# Event Details - **Event Name**: Exploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices—Housing (Un)Affordability in ACT - **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us on 28 July at the ANU, for a roundtable discussion organised by the ANU Capitalism Studies Network.About this EventExploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices—Housing (Un)Affordability in the ACTThe ACT, like other jurisdictions not just in Australia but around the Western world, is enduring a crisis of affordability across all forms of housing. In this roundtable, we will discuss what the problem is and crucial aspects of any solution to it. Discussion will be led by Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister of the ACT from 2001 until 2011; Hal Pawson, Professor Emeritus at UNSW and non-executive Director at Community Housing Canberra; and Peter Phibbs, Professor Emeritus at the University of Sydney and former director of the Henry Halloran Research Trust.Stanhope will open the event with remarks about the serious implications for social justice of the housing crisis in the ACT.Pawson, who has published extensively on housing policy, will explain the concept of social housing, which encompasses both public and not-for-profit provision, and report on the sector’s recent modest revival across Australia. He will also comment on the ongoing degradation of public housing in the ACT.Phibbs, who has had a long and distinguished academic career in planning, will speak on the recent experience of Sydney in planning reform designed to deliver so-called “missing middle” housing—dwellings between detached houses and high-rise apartments—in order to suggest that other strategies will be needed if the greater housing mix sought is to be realised.This event is organised by the Capitalism Studies Network (ANU)If you require accessibility accommodations or a visitor Personal Emergency Evacuation plan, please contact the event organiser. For more information contact: Amelia.Dale@anu.edu.au - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/canberra/exploding-rents-skyrocketing-house-priceshousing-unaffordability-in-act/100001993070645954 - **Event Categories**: fitness - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Sir Roland Wilson Building, theatrette (room 2.02) - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: AUD ## Event venue details - **city**: Canberra - **state**: CT - **country**: Australia - **location**: Sir Roland Wilson Building, theatrette (room 2.02) - **lat**: -35.284387 - **long**: 149.1211892 - **full address**: Sir Roland Wilson Building, theatrette (room 2.02), 120 McCoy Circuit, Canberra, Australia ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Exploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices—Housing (Un)Affordability in ACT - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/c79ef0f1c60d9505f9fff503d70f1ce356a64d812eca91f5eeb6ecdf69867cb5-rimg-w1000-h500-dc2b3333-gmir.jpg?v=1783361580 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Exploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices—Housing (Un)Affordability in ACT being held? - **A:** Exploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices—Housing (Un)Affordability in ACT takes place on Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Tue, 28 Jul, 2026 at 08:30 pm at Sir Roland Wilson Building, theatrette (room 2.02), 120 McCoy Circuit, Canberra, Australia. - **Q**: Who is organizing Exploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices—Housing (Un)Affordability in ACT? - **A:** Exploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices—Housing (Un)Affordability in ACT is organized by ANU Capitalism Studies Network. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Exploding Rents, Skyrocketing House Prices—Housing (Un)Affordability in ACT", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events2/banners/c79ef0f1c60d9505f9fff503d70f1ce356a64d812eca91f5eeb6ecdf69867cb5-rimg-w1000-h500-dc2b3333-gmir.jpg?v=1783361580", "startDate": "2026-07-28", "endDate": "2026-07-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/canberra/exploding-rents-skyrocketing-house-priceshousing-unaffordability-in-act/100001993070645954", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Sir Roland Wilson Building, theatrette (room 2.02)", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "120 McCoy Circuit", "postalCode": "2600", "addressLocality": "Canberra", "addressRegion": "CT", "addressCountry": "AU" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "-35.284387", "longitude": "149.1211892" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join us on 28 July at the ANU, for a roundtable discussion organised by the ANU Capitalism Studies Network.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "AUD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-05", "availabilityEnds": "2026-07-28", "validFrom": "2026-09-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/canberra/exploding-rents-skyrocketing-house-priceshousing-unaffordability-in-act/100001993070645954" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "AUD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-09-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-09-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/canberra/exploding-rents-skyrocketing-house-priceshousing-unaffordability-in-act/100001993070645954", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "ANU Capitalism Studies Network", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/anu-capitalism-studies-network/28004705", "description": "We are a university-wide network of academics and research students exploring the political, historical, social, legal and environmental dimensions of capitalism. 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