{"product_id":"our-place-by-matt-lloyd-cape-9781760645915","title":"Our Place","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn evidence-based guide to solving Australia's housing crisis from a leading policy expert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAustralia has faced a housing crisis before—and solved it. We can do it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOur Place\u003c\/em\u003e, leading policy expert Matt Lloyd-Cape cuts through the noise, showing exactly how our housing system broke—and why it feels impossible to fix. Drawing on the latest research, he reveals who is paying the price: social housing tenants and renters locked out of stability, first-home buyers chasing an ever-moving target, and recent buyers weighed down by mortgages that never seem to shrink. And while these groups are worst affected, Lloyd-Cape shows that everyone suffers. From the rise of far-right politics to intergenerational inequality, the housing crisis is reshaping the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTo solve the crisis, Lloyd-Cape argues, we need to think bigger—much bigger. \u003cem\u003eOur Place\u003c\/em\u003e shows how a bold national housing plan could:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEnd homelessness by 2045\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eProvide the next generation with appropriate rental standards and an affordable path to home ownership\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEnsure that home builders, not speculators, are rewarded by the tax system\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCreate thriving urban centres away from the capital cities\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe tools are within reach. What's missing are leaders willing to rethink the economic and political assumptions that got us here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOur Place\u003c\/em\u003e is a powerful, solutions-focused vision for an Australia where everyone has a place to call home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47976732197100,"sku":"9781760645915","price":45.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781760645915-our-place.jpg?v=1784697936","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/our-place-by-matt-lloyd-cape-9781760645915","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}