Nobody wants affordable housing
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Former ABC Melbourne presenter Jon Faine has called on governments to act on housing affordability:
Do we really want to make housing more affordable? Do we really want to house the homeless?
There is no doubt that governments could achieve both – but we are not prepared to make the reforms needed.
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About the author

Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness.
Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.
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