Why Australia Became a High-Cost Country

Описание: In 1975, the median Sydney house cost just 4x the average wage. Today, it's 16x. This isn't bad luck — it's the result of three policy decisions that quietly transformed one of the world's most affordable countries into one of its most expensive.

In this documentary, we trace the hidden forces behind Australia's cost of living crisis: the 1999 Capital Gains Tax changes that turned housing into a tax shelter, the mining boom that triggered "Dutch Disease," and the extreme population concentration that squeezed 90% of Australians onto 0.22% of the land.

The same forces that enriched homeowners who bought in the 1990s have priced their children out of the market in the 2020s. Understanding how we got here won't lower your rent — but it might explain why, in one of the richest countries in the world, so many people feel like they're working harder than their parents just to stay in the same spot.

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THE HIDDEN CROWN explores the systems behind Australia's biggest challenges. We turn familiar observations into deeper understanding — revealing how policy, economics, and geography shape everyday life.

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