Sep 5, 2025 – 9.27am
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It was on the second morning of the Financial Review property summit in Sydney on Tuesday that a curious story came across the wires: US President Donald Trump was considering declaring a national housing emergency in the US, and making housing affordability his top priority leading into next year’s midterm elections.
While the Trump story provided a reminder that housing affordability has become a global issue, on stage at the seventh annual property summit, it was clear Australia’s political class is well past the point of sounding the alarm.
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