Is this a housing system that cares? That's the question for Australians and their new government
- Written by Emma Power, Senior Research Fellow, Geography and Urban Studies, Western Sydney University
Growing numbers of Australians are locked out of home ownership or struggling in insecure and unaffordable private rental markets. There are concerns about home owners drowning in debt. And for lower-income earners, high housing costs mean that paying for food, energy bills and health costs is an ongoing challenge.
It is time for a new way of...