Want to fix the housing crisis? Build up

Grattan Institute by Grattan Institute

Nov 5, 202500:29:24Government & Organizations

Housing in Australia’s cities is among the least affordable in the world. For decades, we have not built enough housing where people most want to live. A lack of well-located homes is dividing families and communities, a...

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