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- Title
- The great Australian dream is fading
- Author(s)
- Hulse, Kath; Burke, Terry
- Abstract
- Owning a place of your own has been an entrenched part of Australian culture since Federation but the 'Australian dream' now seems unattainable for many. The latest in a long line of depressing statistics about the difficulties of buying a home are figures from the Real Estate Institute of Australia showing that in major cities such as Melbourne, a household on average wages cannot afford a median-priced house. [Introduction]
- Publication type
- Newspaper article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. Institute for Social Research
- Source
- The Age, 01 March 2008
- Publication year
- 2008
- Keyword(s)
- Australia; Economic factors; Financial security; Great Australian dream; Home ownership; Housing affordability; Infrastructure; Interest rates; Real estate; Supply and demand
- Publisher
- Fairfax
- Publisher URL
- http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/the-great-australian-dream-is-fading/2008/02/29/1204226990273.html
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 Kath Hulse and Terry Burke.
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