No Place Like Home: Repairing Australia's Housing Crisis

There's no doubt Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis. From hotly contested think pieces and intergenerational mud-slinging to embattled episodes of Q&A and the much-maligned smashed avocado, it seems everyone has an opinion on the topic.

More than a million lower-income households in Australia pay above the affordability benchmark for their housing costs. More than 100,000 people are homeless, and seventy per cent of us are concerned we'll never own property. Yet, owning a home is still seen by most Australians as an essential part of our way of life.

It is generally accepted that Australia is in the grip of a housing crisis. However, we are divided—along class, generational, and political lines—about what to do about it. Award-winning journalist Peter Mares draws on academic research, statistical data, and personal interviews to create a clear picture of Australia's housing problems and offer practical solutions.

Expertly informed and eminently readable, No Place Like Home cuts through the noise and asks the common-sense questions about why we do housing the way we do, and what the alternatives might be.