Housing shortage 'a failure of policy'

Housing shortage 'a failure of policy'

Making housing more affordable is a social and economic imperative, says an independent think tank. Ahead of the upcoming federal election, the Grattan Institute has released a blueprint of the policies “that should be on the agenda of whoever wins”. High on the list: housing affordability. As the authors of the blueprint acknowledge, Australia has among the least housing per person of any OECD country and is one of only four OECD countries wher…