Infrastructural Justice (including Housing and Homelessness) – Briefing Papers

Infrastructural justice is concerned with the fair and equitable distribution and access to essential infrastructure within society such as transportation, clean water, sanitation, green spaces, housing, and economic development opportunities.

Infrastructural justice also involves addressing historical injustices caused by infrastructure development, such as displacement or environmental harm, and working towards solutions that promote economic, social, cultural and environmental wellbeing.

Housing and Homelessness Series – released at the Lady Musgrave Trust 17th Annual Forum on Women and Homelessness, August 2025

The role of older Australians in addressing the housing crisis: spare bedrooms, taxation, and the pension

Bryant, Lyndall (2024) The role of older Australians in addressing the housing crisis: spare bedrooms, taxation, and the pension. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, September 2024 (60).

Let’s not forget the support! The critical role of Specialist Homelessness Services (SHSs) in contemporary housing and homelessness policy and practice

Warren, Shane (2025) Let's not forget the support! The critical role of Specialist Homelessness Services (SHSs) in contemporary housing and homelessness policy and practice. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 78, pp.1-4.

Climate Change, Housing and Human Rights

Maguire, Rowena, Nona, Francis, Lewis, Bridget, Taylor, Monica (2025) Climate Change, Housing and Human Rights. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 79, pp.1-4.

Gendered Strategies for Trauma-Informed Lighting Design Across the Architectural Continuum

Subrina, Sadia, Rodriguez Leonard, Francisca (2025) Gendered Strategies for Trauma-Informed Lighting Design Across the Architectural Continuum. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 80, pp.1-4.

Beyond Shelter: Integrating Mental Health Support in Temporary Supported Accommodation

Parlett, Mitchell (2025) Beyond Shelter: Integrating Mental Health Support in Temporary Supported Accommodation. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 81.

Supporting Mature Women Experiencing Housing Stress: A Novel Strengths-Based Approach

Russell-Bennett, Rebekah, Bull, Melissa (2023) Supporting Mature Women Experiencing Housing Stress: A Novel Strengths-Based Approach. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 36, pp.1-4.

Funding With Purpose: Strategic Models for Not-for-Profit Organisations Responding to Domestic and Family Violence in South-East Queensland

Kaya, Maria, Irmer, Bernd, Maguire, Rowena (2025) Funding With Purpose: Strategic Models for Not-for-Profit Organisations Responding to Domestic and Family Violence in South-East Queensland. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 86, pp.1-4.

Achieving the National Housing Accord: Do we have a chance?

Bryant, Lyndall, Sharam, Andrea (2025) Achieving the National Housing Accord: Do we have a chance?. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 77, pp.1-4.

Knowing That Support is Available at Every Stage of the Journey: Tailoring Youth Homelessness Responses to Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence

Mellberg, Jacques, Penton, Jennifer, Austin, Ella (2025) Knowing That Support is Available at Every Stage of the Journey: Tailoring Youth Homelessness Responses to Domestic, Family, and Sexual Violence. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 83, pp.1-4.

Homelessness and Olympic legacy: The good, the bad and the ugly

Bryant, Lyndall (2025) Homelessness and Olympic legacy: The good, the bad and the ugly. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 82, pp.1-4.

Three ideas for transforming access to health and social support for people experiencing homelessness attending an emergency department

Currie, Jane, River, Jo (2025) Three ideas for transforming access to health and social support for people experiencing homelessness attending an emergency department. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 84, pp.1-4.

Accommodation Challenges for Preservice Teachers in Rural, Regional, and Remote Placements: A Simultaneous Crisis

James, Sarah M. (2025) Accommodation Challenges for Preservice Teachers in Rural, Regional, and Remote Placements: A Simultaneous Crisis. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 85, pp.1-4.

Gendered impacts of social housing and welfare residualisation: Women’s experiences of home in Brisbane’s social sector

Powersmith, Mel, Warner, Sarah (2025) Gendered impacts of social housing and welfare residualisation: Women’s experiences of home in Brisbane’s social sector. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 87, pp.1-4.

Other Briefing Papers – Infrastructural Justice

I've never seen it as bad as this': Community sector family homelessness research priorities in the current housing and homelessness crisis

Warren, Shane, Barnes, Adam (2023) I've never seen it as bad as this': Community sector family homelessness research priorities in the current housing and homelessness crisis. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, 35.

Improving the provision of sanitary infrastructure in male-designated toilets at higher education institutions

Grant-Smith, Deanna, Hewitt, Anne, Maelorin, Loki (2023) Making leaky bodies at work and study: Improving the provision of sanitary infrastructure in male-designated toilets at higher education institutions. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, November 2023 (41).

Right to Participate: Co-designing Disability Policies in Australia

Rieger, Janice (2020) Right to Participate: Co-designing Disability Policies in Australia. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, (12), pp.1-4.

Planning Inclusively: Disrupting ‘Ableism’ to Make Communities Just for All

Stafford, Lisa (2020) Planning Inclusively: Disrupting ‘Ableism’ to Make Communities Just for All. QUT Centre for Justice Briefing Papers, (10), pp.1-4.