National Housing Emergency
David Pope
29 April 2022
David Pope used floods to powerful effect as a metaphor for the rising tide of housing insecurity. Across the country, vacancy rates hit record lows. Asking rents had increased 20 per cent since the beginning of the pandemic. The strong economy is shown as being of little comfort for those struggling to meet their basic need for housing.
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