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Emma Baker, Professor of Housing Research, University of Adelaide

Housing can be good for productivity. Here are 5 ways we can build it better

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Most Australians invest much of their income into housing, making employment, education and retirement decisions based on the location, timing and strength of their housing investment.

Across the nation, the housing choices of the last four generations have shaped our cities’ economic success and productivity. Stable housing enabled development, and affordable housing provided a stable workforce fuelling this progress.

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