Editor's note

Whether buying or selling, renting or investing, the national debate about housing touches us all. And the Great Australian Dream of security and prosperity is tied more closely to housing than almost anywhere else in the world, so the nation feels the impacts of policy success and failure.

This week we offer a selection of pieces by experts in the housing sector on how Australia should tackle pressing issues of affordability, insecurity and homelessness.

John Watson

Editor

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Housing has become just another investment asset - but the consequences are unsettling. AAP/NewZulu/Peter Boyle

Tackling housing unaffordability: a 10-point national plan

Hal Pawson, UNSW; Bill Randolph, UNSW; Judith Yates, University of Sydney; Michael Darcy, Western Sydney University; Nicole Gurran, University of Sydney; Peter Phibbs, University of Sydney; Vivienne Milligan, UNSW

The widening cracks in Australia’s housing system can no longer be concealed. Seven leading Australian academics say this 10 point plan can help fix housing affordability.

The evidence on housing

 

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