Our Place is policy expert Matt Lloyd-Cape's evidence-based account of how Australia's housing system broke—and a case that the country has solved a housing crisis before and can do so again.
About This Book
Lloyd-Cape draws on current research to trace the failures behind the crisis. Social housing tenants, renters and first-home buyers bear the brunt, but he shows that the damage reaches the whole of society, from widening intergenerational inequality to the rise of far-right politics.
His answer is scale. Rather than incremental fixes, the book argues for a bold national housing plan, and for leaders prepared to question the economic and political assumptions that produced the problem in the first place. The tools, he contends, are already within reach.
Key Features
- A solutions-focused argument grounded in the latest housing research
- A diagnosis of how Australia's housing system failed and who it has failed most
- A proposed national plan with concrete goals, including ending homelessness by 2045
What You'll Discover
- How the housing crisis feeds intergenerational inequality and political polarisation
- What fair rental standards and an affordable path to home ownership could look like for the next generation
- Why thriving urban centres beyond the capital cities are part of the solution
- How housing could anchor a broader plan for a fairer, more prosperous Australia
About the Author
Matt Lloyd-Cape is principal fellow at the Centre for Equitable Housing, which he established as founding director in 2022 after joining the progressive think tank Per Capita in 2019. He is a prominent commentator on housing and advises on housing policy.
Specifications
- Format: Paperback
- Dimensions: 153 × 234 mm
- Pages: 288
- Language: English
- ISBN: 9781760645915
- Publisher: La Trobe University Press
Perfect For: Architects, planners and urbanists working on housing, policy makers and advocates, and anyone looking for a clear account of Australia's housing crisis and how to end it.