School of Social Science

Ms Mel Powersmith

PhD Candidate
School of Social Science

Publications

Journal Article (1)
Conference Papers (3)
Seminar Paper (1)
Newspaper Article (1)
Generic Documents (3)

Journal Article

Powersmith, Mel (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, 1-4. doi: 10.5204/book.eprints.259667

Conference Papers

Powersmith, Mel (2024). A critical phenomenology of ‘home’ under social housing and welfare residualisation. The Australian Sociological Association Conference, Perth, WA Australia, 25-29 November 2024.
Powersmith, Mel (2024). Experiences and Assertions of ‘Home’ Under Residualisation in Brisbane’s Social Rented Sector. Joint APNHR - AHRC Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, 21-23 February 2024.
Coonan, Jaiden, Fisher, Melissa, O'Connell, Kristin and Powersmith, Mel (2023). Plenary Panel - What is expertise? Social change as social policy. Australian Social Policy Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 11-13 September 2023.

Seminar Paper

Guerra-Tão, Nícolas and Powersmith, Mel (2024). Critical perspectives on social housing policy in Melbourne & Brisbane. Centre for Urban Research Seminar Series. Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University.

Newspaper Article

Powersmith, Mel (2023, 03 14). Unstable housing has held me back all my life – Australia needs a genuine safety net The Guardian

Generic Documents

Powersmith, Mel (2024). Submission: climate impacts and tenure residualisation in social/public housing. Everybody's Home.
O'Connell, Kristin and Powersmith, Mel (2023). Second-class tenants: Antipoverty Centre submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee inquiry into the worsening rental crisis.
Powersmith, Mel (2023). Taking stock: Perspective on the housing future fund Antipoverty Centre issues paper. Antipoverty Centre.