✅ Plain-language lesson

Public housing once provided Australians with affordable and stable homes.
However, from the 1980s onward, governments ceased building it and sold what was already in place.
Private developers took over, turning housing into an investment scheme.

Public housing: built for need
Private housing: built for profit

Without public housing, the private market dominates — pushing up prices and rents.

✅ Discussion question

Should housing be treated as a human right or as an investment product?

✅ PDF – Module 1 Handout

• Public vs Private Housing (Simple Facts)