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The Great Housing Disaster: The minister for housing
At the end of the day, the people who decide what path Australia takes to solve the housing crisis are those in government. In this episode, we speak to the federal minister for housing, Julie Collins.
In this final episode of 7am’s five-part series, we dive into what the government is doing and whether there is more that could be done.
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The Great Housing Disaster: How to fix it
A solution to the housing crisis is one of the most sought-after ideas in Australia. Political careers, fortunes and the fate of a generation will rest on how we respond to the increasingly dire housing market, which means there are countless solutions to this crisis being debated throughout the country.
In this episode of 7am’s five-part series, we explore four of these possible solutions to the crisis. You will hear from finance expert Alan Kohler, Greens spokesperson for Housing Max Chandler Mather, Housing advocate Maiy Azize and former deputy lord mayor of Sydney and author Jess Scully
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The Great Housing Disaster: Who gets a say?
With federal, state and local governments promising to build more Australian homes, it’s fair to say that all levels of government want to fix the housing crisis.
In this episode of 7am’s five-part special series on the housing crisis, we find out who gets a say when it comes to housing, and why that can get in the way of building the homes Australia needs
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The Great Housing Disaster: The renters resistance
With home ownership out of reach, more and more younger Australians have no choice but to rent for much longer than their parents ever did – maybe for the rest of their lives.
That puts younger Australians at the mercy of landlords, making some intensely angry and leading to what might be described as a “renters resistance”.
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The Great Housing Disaster: Who’s to blame?
This is the first episode of 7am’s new five-part special series on the housing crisis. What happened to housing in Australia over the past few decades wasn’t by chance. It’s the result of decades of deliberate decisions that have turned us into a nation of landlords and property speculators.
This episode uncovers who broke the housing market, and introduces one of the few people who saw what was coming and tried to warn us.
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Penny Wong’s plan to recognise Palestine
When Penny Wong took the lectern for the keynote speech at a conference on foreign affairs this week, she could have done what politicians usually do at these events. Instead, she decided to float the idea that Australia should recognise an independent Palestinian state.
Today, columnist for The Saturday Paper Paul Bongiorno, on what recognising a Palestinian state would mean – and why the foreign minister decided to talk about it now.
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Mark Zuckerberg is playing chicken with Australian news
Three years ago, Australia became the first nation in the world to make Facebook pay for news. Now, those deals are about to expire, and Facebook isn’t willing to renew them them.
Today, contributor to The Saturday Paper and author of Media Unmade: Australian Media’s Most Disruptive Decade Tim Burrowes, on why the world is watching Mark Zuckerberg’s fight with the Australian media and government.
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Does the Immigration minister really believe in what he's doing?
Australian Border Force and Western Australian police spent the weekend searching for 15 men who had arrived in the country by boat. The arrival of this boat comes as the federal government attempts to legislate controversial new laws, deflect criticism from the opposition and keep immigration off the political agenda.
Today, national correspondent for The Saturday Paper Mike Seccombe, on the politician in the middle of it all – Immigration Minister Andrew Giles – and his surprising 23-year journey from asylum seeker lawyer to immigration minister.
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