Australia’s obsession with housing in this country is legendary. It goes to the very heart of the national psyche and comes partly from our immigrant roots. It goes something like this: “build it, they will come, and we’ll get rich.” It’s the dream machine of wealth – a constant supply of housing-hungry people spending ever more to buy their slice of dreamland.
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