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Volume 2: The Government Wants Families Out of the Activity Centres

Volume 2: The Government Wants Families Out of the Activity Centres

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This episode of Melbourne for Sale follows the original Volume 2 article's framing to examine what happens when housing policy focuses on dwelling totals while ignoring the kinds of homes households actually need.

Nathan Wilson and Evelyn Baker unpack the mismatch between family housing demand and Melbourne’s apartment supply, the incentives pushing developers toward smaller investor-grade units, the replacement of family-suitable homes in Activity Centres, and the broader political economy shaping these planning decisions.

Drawing on Fair Growth Thornbury’s research and the attached article, the conversation asks a central question: if Melbourne keeps counting all dwellings as equal, who is the city really being built for?

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