There’s one common belief that unites most Australians: land is wealth. So consumed by this idea are we that we spend much, if not all, of our working lives pursuing it. We pin a great deal of our self-worth, our sense of accomplishment on our ability to obtain a home.
So routine are the conversations among anxious 30-something friends fretting about not owning a home that sharehousing in your third or fourth decade is easily interpreted as life lacking direction.
