By Dr Chris Martin

Books

Martin C, 2012, Tenants' Rights Manual: a practical guide to renting in New South Wales (4th edition), Federation Press, Annandale

Book Chapters

Martin C; Pawson H, 2024, 'Homelessness prevention in Australian residential tenancies and social housing law: The case for reform', in Routledge Handbook of Global Perspectives on Homelessness Law Policy, pp. 481 - 499, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003274056-34

Crommelin L; Troy L; Martin C; Pettit C, 2020, 'Is Airbnb a Sharing Economy Superstar? Evidence from Five Global Cities', in Disruptive Urbanism, Routledge, pp. 37 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.4324/9781003010753-4

Sisson A; Rogers D, 2020, 'Housing', in Kobayashi A (ed.), International Encyclopedia of Human Geography (Second Edition), pp. 69 - 73, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-102295-5.10269-0

Pettit C; Ticzon C; Reades J; Wentz EA; Ong P; Martin C; Troy L; Crommelin L, 2018, 'How disruptive technology is impacting the housing and property markets', in Real Estate and GIS, Routledge, pp. 36 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315642789-3

Pettit C; Ticzon C; Reades J; Wentz EA; Ong P; Martin C; Troy L; Crommelin L, 2018, 'How Disruptive Technology is Impacting the Housing and Property Markets: An Examination of Airbnb', in Reed R; Pettit C (ed.), Real Estate and GIS: The Application of Mapping Technologies, Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 36 - 64, http://dx.doi.org/10.1201/9781315642789-3

Arbuthnot G; Irving A; Lee J; Martin CL; Mowbray R; Smyth P; Wilkinson R, 2016, 'Housing', in The Law Handbook: Your Practical Guide to the Law in New South Wales, Thomson Reuters, Sydney, http://legal.thomsonreuters.com.au/the-law-handbook-your-practical-guide-to-the-law-in-nsw-14th-edition/productdetail/124551

Journal articles

Martin C; Aminpour F; Duff C; Stone W; valentine K, 2025, 'Inquiry into socially supported housing pathways', AHURI Final Report, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7131001

Martin C, 2025, 'BA v The King and the law of home', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 37, pp. 532 - 543, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10345329.2024.2345416

Reeve R; Martin C; McCausland R; Pawson H; Baldry E, 2025, 'Evaluating the impact of public housing after prison for a sex offence', Housing Studies, 40, pp. 487 - 510, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2024.2307585

Zhang Y; Easthope H; Martin C, 2025, 'Managing Work-Home Spillover: Homemaking in China’s Employer-Provided Housing', Housing Theory and Society, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2025.2571778

Martin C; Pawson H, 2024, 'Australian first home ownership assistance schemes: International comparison and assessment', Australian Economic Papers, 63, pp. 507 - 529, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-8454.12357

Ong ViforJ R; Pawson H; Singh R; Martin C, 2024, 'Analysing the effectiveness of demand-side rental subsidies: the case of Australia’s Commonwealth Rent Assistance scheme', International Journal of Housing Policy, 24, pp. 75 - 97, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2022.2123268

van den Nouwelant R; Pawson H; Hulse K; Reynolds M; Martin C; Randolph B; Herath S, 2023, 'Private rental investment and socio-spatial disadvantage in Sydney, Australia', Geographical Research, 61, pp. 349 - 361, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1745-5871.12591

Martin C; Lawson J; Milligan V; Hartley C; Pawson H; Dodson J, 2023, 'Towards an Australian Housing and Homelessness Strategy: understanding national approaches in contemporary policy', Ahuri Final Report, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7127901

Martin C; Sisson A; Thompson S, 2023, 'Reluctant regulators? Rent regulation in Australia during the COVID-19 pandemic', International Journal of Housing Policy, 23, pp. 783 - 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2021.1983246

Martin C, 2021, 'Australia’s incipient eviction crisis: No going back', Alternative Law Journal, 46, pp. 134 - 140, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1037969X21990940

Martin C, 2021, 'Australian Residential Tenancies Law in the COVID-19 Pandemic: considerations of housing and property rights', UNSW Law Journal, 44, pp. 197 - 226, http://dx.doi.org/10.53637/lkig7939

Crommelin L; Parkinson S; Martin C; Troy L, 2021, 'Airbnb and amenity: Is short-term letting reshaping how we live in the city?', Critical Housing Analysis, 8, pp. 119 - 128, http://dx.doi.org/10.13060/23362839.2021.8.1.528

Martin C, 2020, 'Security and Renewal in Australian Public Housing: Historical Representations and Current Problems', Urban Policy and Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2020.1829583

Pawson H; Martin C, 2020, 'Rental property investment in disadvantaged areas: the means and motivations of Western Sydney’s new landlords', Housing Studies, 36, pp. 621 - 643, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2019.1709806

Hulse K; Reynolds M; Martin C, 2019, 'The Everyman archetype: discursive reframing of private landlords in the financialization of rental housing', Housing Studies, 35, pp. 981 - 1003, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2019.1644297

Lawson J; Martin C, 2019, 'Review of selected works by M. Mazzucato and colleagues on states, market shaping and value', Housing, Theory and Society, 37, pp. 251 - 254, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14036096.2019.1612153

Martin C, 2018, 'The Commonwealth tenancy disputes legislation: A bad vibe', Australian Property Law Journal, 27, pp. 15 - 25

Martin C, 2018, 'Improving Housing Security through Tenancy Law Reform: Alternatives to Long Fixed Term Agreements', Property Law Review, 7, pp. 184 - 194, https://www-westlaw-com-au.wwwproxy1.library.unsw.edu.au/maf/wlau/app/document?&src=search&docguid=I4d028561e38011e8b978b52e7aea20ea&epos=1&snippets=true&fcwh=true&startChunk=1&endChunk=1&nstid=std-anz-highlight&nsds=AUNZ_JOURNALS&isTocNav=true&tocDs=AUNZ_AU_JOURNALS_TOC&context=7&extLink=false&searchFromLinkHome=true

Pawson H; Milligan V; Martin C, 2018, 'Building Australia's affordable housing industry: capacity challenges and capacity-enhancing strategies', International Journal of Housing Policy, 19, pp. 46 - 68, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19491247.2018.1469108

Crommelin LM; Troy L; Martin C; Pettit C, 2018, 'Is Airbnb a sharing economy superstar? Evidence from five global cities', Urban Policy and Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08111146.2018.1460722

Martin C, 2018, 'Clever Odysseus: narratives and strategies of rental property investor subjectivity in Australia', Housing Studies, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673037.2017.1414161

Martin CL, 2016, 'One strike, three strikes: crime and anti-social behaviour in NSW public housing', Alternative Law Journal, 41, pp. 262 - 266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1037969X1604100410

Martin C, 2015, 'Contracts and conduct: Using tenancy law to govern crime and disorder in public housing in New South Wales', Property Law Review, 5, pp. 81 - 100

Martin CL, 2004, 'Law and Order in Public Housing: the Residential Tenancies (Public Housing) Act 2004', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 16

Martin CL, 2002, 'Public Assembly and Dissent in Sydney – one year on from the Olympic Games', Alternative Law Journal, 27

Martin CL, 2001, 'Review of the Report of the Ombudsman Victoria, Investigation of Police Action at the World Economic Forum Demonstrations September 2000, June 2001', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 13

Martin CL, 2000, 'Crime and Control in Australian Urban Space', Current Issues in Criminal Justice, 12

Conference Papers

Martin C, 2018, 'Housing Reform and Classical Liberal Governmentality Before the Social Housing Era', in McShane I; Taylor E; Porter L; Woodcock I (eds.), Remaking Cities - Proceedings of the 14th Australasian Urban History Planning History Conference 2018, Melbourne, pp. 303 - 313, presented at Remaking Cities - 14th Australasian Urban History Planning History Conference 2018, Melbourne, 31 January 2018 - 02 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.25916/5c2446b63857c

Troy L; Martin C, 2017, 'Rental Vulnerability: a new methodology for measuring and mapping disadvantage in rental housing', in State of Australian Cities Conference 2017, Adelaide, presented at State of Australian Cities Conference 2017, Adelaide, 28 November 2017 - 30 November 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.4225/50/5b2de81a7591b

Conference Presentations

Martin C; Pawson H, 2023, 'COVID-19 housing policy responses', presented at Australian Social Policy Conference, Australian National University, Canberra, 11 September 2023 - 13 September 2023, https://csrm.cass.anu.edu.au/australian-social-policy-conference-11-13-september-2023

Martin C, 2022, 'Supportive housing after prison', presented at National Homelessness Conference, Canberra, 08 August 2022 - 10 August 2022, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/events/national-homelessness-conference-0

Martin C, 2019, 'Social housing legal responses to crime and anti-social behaviour', presented at National Housing Conference, Darwin, Northern Territory, 27 August 2019 - 27 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/27389

Martin C, 2019, 'Regulating Airbnb and short-term letting: an international review', presented at Sixth Annual International and Comparative Urban Law Conference, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 11 July 2019 - 12 July 2019

Martin CL, 2017, 'Property investor subjectivity in Australia: narratives and strategies', presented at RC43 - Unreal Estate? Rethinking Housing, Class and Identity, City University, Hong Kong, 18 June 2017 - 21 June 2017

Martin CL, 2005, 'Government Housing: crime, order and security in public housing in New South Wales', presented at Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology annual conference, Wellington, New Zealand, -

Martin C; Mott P; Landles Z, 2002, 'Marginalising public housing tenants: from the 'Good Neighbour Policy' to 'renewable tenancies'', presented at Housing, crime and stronger communities, Melbourne, 06 May 2002 - 07 May 2002, http://www.aic.gov.au/media_library/conferences/housing/martin.pdf

Martin CL; Stubbs J, 2001, 'Neither Panopticon nor Panacea: differing meanings of CCTV surveillance in Sydney', presented at Australian and New Zealand Society of Criminology annual conference, Melbourne, -

Reports

Martin C; Hartley C; Pawson H, 2025, Rights at risk: rising rents and repercussions. The experience of renting in Australia, ACOSS and UNSW Sydney, Sydney, http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.15667888, https://povertyandinequality.acoss.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Rights-at-risk_rising-rents-and-repercussions_3.pdf

Ng M; Buxton A; Martin C; Pawson H, 2023, Gender, Housing Insecurity and Homelessness in Australia: Data Insights, Australia, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28682, https://www.ywca.org.au/gender-housing-insecurity-and-homelessness-in-australia-data-insights/

Liu E; valentine K; Batterham D; Stone W; Martin C; Parkinson S; Hynes D, 2023, Poverty and Australian housing: findings from an Investigative Panel, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute, Melbourne, 410, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7130501, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/410

Martin C; Pawson H, 2023, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee: the worsening rental crisis in Australia, The Senate, https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Worseningrentalcrisis/Submissions

Martin C; Lawson J; Milligan V; Hartley C; Pawson H; Dodson J, 2023, Towards an Australian Housing and Homelessness Strategy: understanding national approaches in contemporary policy, Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute Limited, Melbourne, 401, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7127901, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/401

Martin C; Hulse K; Ghasri M; Ralston L; Crommelin L; Goodall Z; Parkinson S; O'Brien Webb E; Ghasrikhouzani M; Baldry E; McCausland R, 2022, Regulation of residential tenancies and impacts on investment, AHURI Ltd, Melbourne, 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.18408/ahuri7124801, https://www.ahuri.edu.au/research/final-reports/391

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