{"product_id":"our-place-by-matthew-lloyd-cape-preorder","title":"Our Place by Matt Lloyd-Cape (PREORDER)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAustralia has faced a housing crisis before – and solved it. We can do it again.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, leading policy expert Matthew Lloyd-Cape cuts through the noise with clarity and conviction, showing exactly how our housing system broke – and why it still feels impossible to fix. Drawing on the latest research, he reveals who is paying the price: social housing tenants, renters locked out of stability, first-home buyers chasing an ever-moving target, and recent buyers weighed down by mortgages that never seem to shrink.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this is not just a diagnosis – it's a call to act. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e provides solutions to:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Stabilise rents\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Create a national framework for minimum rights, standards and protections for renters\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Establish a federal Public Housing Purchasing Agency to buy existing properties to supplement public housing stock\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e• Introduce a home-deposit savings account scheme and a national housing and infrastructure investment framework\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLloyd-Cape argues that tinkering at the edges won’t be enough. To truly solve the crisis, we need to think bigger – much bigger. The tools are already within reach. What’s missing is a plan bold enough to win public support, and leaders brave enough to challenge the economic and political assumptions that got us here.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eOur Place\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a powerful, solutions-focused vision for a fairer, more secure Australia – one where everyone has a place to call home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"La Trobe University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44423739408519,"sku":"9781760645915","price":36.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0313\/7211\/6103\/files\/ourplace.jpg?v=1775615245","url":"https:\/\/shop.schwartzbooks.com.au\/products\/our-place-by-matthew-lloyd-cape-preorder","provider":"Schwartz Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}