Laurence Troy

Dec 22, 2023 | johnmenadue.com | Laurence Troy

“The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a stunning failure of public policy,” writes Alan Kohler, in the latest Quarterly Essay. He doesn’t mince words. We are in a housing crisis – and it is a public policy failure of the biggest kind. This crisis is about more than housing: it is a social and economic crisis, creating a society defined by inherited wealth. This has not happened overnight.

Dec 10, 2023 | theconversation.com | Laurence Troy

“The fact that one of the least populated countries on Earth contains the world’s second most expensive housing is a national calamity, and a stunning failure of public policy,” writes Alan Kohler, in the latest Quarterly Essay. He doesn’t mince words. We are in a housing crisis – and it is a public policy failure of the biggest kind. This crisis is about more than housing: it is a social and economic crisis, creating a society defined by inherited wealth.

Dec 10, 2023 | tolerance.ca | Laurence Troy

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Sep 14, 2023 | apo.org.au | Stephen Whelan |Hal Pawson |Laurence Troy |Rachel Ong

Description This final inquiry examines the challenges of financing to buy a first home. It incorporates four supporting research projects and focuses on socio-economic developments and policy settings that impact access to home ownership. While high house prices are often cited as the biggest challenge faced by first homebuyers, this inquiry highlights that the problem is significantly more complex.