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This week on Q+A … Home ownership is deeply embedded in Australian mythology. But for some the dream has become a nightmare.

Owners are under significant interest rate stress. Buyers feel locked out of a red-hot market, competing with investors capitalising on favourable tax arrangements. Renters have copped savage increases amid record-low vacancies.

Australia needs millions more homes to meet population growth. Governments are investing big — but not enough to hit their own targets and fighting fierce resistance to higher density living.

How do we boost affordability and accelerate construction to keep the Aussie housing dream alive?

This is your chance to hold political leaders to account — and hear experts cut through the spin to the solutions.

Watch Q+A Monday at 9.35pm AEDT on ABC TV and ABC iview.

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Meet the Panellists

Andrew Leigh

Andrew Leigh is the Assistant Minister for Competition, Charities and Treasury and a former professor of economics. He joins the panel to defend the federal government’s housing strategy.

Andrew Bragg

Andrew Bragg is Shadow Assistant Minister for Home Ownership. He calls for a new financial systems inquiry “to help solve our great national challenge of housing younger Australians”.

Max Chandler-Mather

Greens MP and Brisbane renter Max Chandler-Mather has been called the de facto shadow housing minister, pushing for massive public investment to build 360,000 affordable new homes.

Rose Jackson

NSW Housing Minister Rose Jackson advocates more construction and higher density suburbs, calling out local councils against the plan for “playing NIMBY politics”.

Catherine Liddle

Catherine Liddle is an Arrernte/Luritja woman and leading advocate for First Nations children and families. She demands more action on Closing the Gap targets on issues like economic opportunity and housing.

Cameron Murray is an economist and author whose ‘HouseMate’ plan would see cheap homes built on under-utilised public land to get more first-home buyers into the market.

Q+A on ABC and ABC iview – Monday 25 March at 9.35pm AEST