The system is already failing and amid a worsening crisis the country is rocketing towards 40 million people
If Australia is to have a population of 40 million in a few decades, as the intergenerational report predicts, adequate housing will be crucial.
Already the system is failing, housing insecurity is rife in one of the richest countries on the planet. The number of public and community houses in New South Wales alone fell by 4,530 over the past three years.