Vivienne Milligan
Vivienne Milligan is an Honorary Professor at the City Futures Research Centre, UNSW Sydney and a former senior public servant who worked on the AHO’s establishment.
Vivienne's recent articles
7 September 2023
Embedding indigenous advice in government policy key to real change
In discussions of the upcoming referendum on establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, a question often raised is how will it make a difference? This has been difficult for advocates to address because instances of governments empowering our First Nations peoples are few and far between.
15 August 2021
Boasting about budget expenditure numbers does not make for a housing policy
The Federal Minister for Housing and Homelessness, Michael Sukkar, is fond of quoting large numbers when quizzed on what his government is doing to address Australias enduring housing crisis. So, we hear for instance that annual Federal spending on housing and homelessness programs has reached over $8b and that his government is exceeding Labors spend on social housing and homelessness support.