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Australian Housing & Urban Research Institute

Treasury
The Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) is a national not-for-profit independent network organisation that funds, conducts, disseminates and tailors high quality research on housing and homelessness. AHURI's mission is to deliver high quality, policy-relevant evidence for better housing and urban outcomes, and their strategic goals are to strengthen policy relevance; ensure high quality research; improve research accessibility; foster dynamic collaboration and support and strengthen research capability. AHURI funding is received from three sources: grants from the Australian and all state and territory governments; contributions from their university partners; and, third parties.

Further information

  • Type of Body

    K. Structures linked to the Australian Government through statutory contracts, agreements and delegations

  • Established By / Under

    Corporations Act 2001 / Company / Trust Deed / Partnership

  • Paid Members?

    Yes

  • Max No. of Board/Committee Members

    10

  • Annual Report Prepared and tabled?

    Yes

  • Classification

    D. Other governance relationship

  • Auditor

    KPMG

  • Function Categorization

    Advisory Board

  • Creation Date

  • Postal Address

    Level 1, 114 Flinders Street
    Melbourne VIC 3000
    Australia

Current board appointments

Position Appointee Start Date End Date
Chair Ms. Jennifer Cunich 19 July 2021 18 July 2025
Director/Non-Executive Director Dr. Anthony Richards 30 November 2023 29 November 2027
Director/Non-Executive Director Ms. Jennifer Samms 30 November 2023 29 November 2027
Director/Non-Executive Director Mrs. Alexandra Waldren 19 July 2021 18 July 2025
Non-Executive Director VACANT
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