Labor turbo charges Australia’s social housing shortfall

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The ABC reports that Australia’s social housing shortage is “endemic across Australia”:

A report prepared for the Community Housing Industry Association estimated the shortfall of social and affordable housing will exceed 700,000 by 2036.

A further paper from Swinburne University associate professor Christian Nygaard, released in March, found the shortage in affordable housing to be endemic across Australia.

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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.