Challenges in Building Social and Affordable Housing in Australia

With federal, state and local governments promising to build more Australian homes, it’s fair to say that all levels of government want to fix the housing crisis.

But are they building enough? Are they listening to the people they’re building it for? And who really benefits from the way we build housing in Australia?

In this episode of 7am’s five-part special series on the housing crisis, we find out who gets a say when it comes to housing, and why that can get in the way of building the homes Australia needs.

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Guest: Public housing tenant, Carolyn Ienna; Housing expert, Nicole Gurran; Sydney Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, Michael Koziol.

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