Not every house is a home

<p><strong>Joel Dignam from Better Renting and Farzana Choudhury from Canberra Community Law join us to discuss housing accessibility and justice on this episode of <em>Policy Forum Pod</em>.&nbsp;</strong></p><br><p>How do poor housing conditions affect people’s health and wellbeing, particularly in the context of a cost-of-living crisis? How can policymakers ensure all Australians have access to safe, affordable, and healthy homes? And what role could anti-discrimination laws play in protecting people who might be experiencing homelessness or poverty? On this episode of <em>Policy Forum Pod</em>, solicitor at Canberra Community Law, Farzana Choudhury, and Executive Director of Better Renting, Joel Dignam, join Professor Sharon Bessell and Dr Arnagretta Hunter to discuss how to improve housing accessibility.</p><br><p><strong>Farzana Choudhury</strong> is a community lawyer and human rights advocate, specialising in poverty, homelessness and disability rights. She is Supervising Solicitor (Disability Law) at Canberra Community Law and President of the ACT Law Society.</p><br><p><strong>Joel Dignam</strong> is the Executive Director of Better Renting, a community of renters working together for stable, affordable, and healthy homes. He has a background in organising and campaigning across non-profits, unions, and electoral politics.</p><br><p><strong>Sharon Bessell</strong> is Professor of Public Policy and Director of both the Children’s Policy Centre and the Poverty and Inequality Research Centre at ANU Crawford School of Public Policy.</p><br><p><strong>Arnagretta Hunter</strong> is the Human Futures Fellow at ANU College of Health and Medicine, a cardiologist, physician, and Senior Clinical Lecturer at ANU Medical School.</p><br><p><em>Find full show notes on </em><a href="https://www.policyforum.net/podcasts/?podcast_type=policy-forum" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>policyforum.net</em></a><em>. Policy Forum Pod is available on </em><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/podcast/policy-forum-pod