That’s because real estate in Australia shifted over the past 30-something years from housing to an investment vehicle; building public housing ANYWHERE would result in nearby property values decreasing, and politicians don’t want to risk messing with any of that - so they just Conti to kick the can down the road.

Having spent 12-odd years in public housing in my youth, prior to my parents being able to afford to buy a home in the early 2000’s - I am acutely aware of the benefits public housing offers, and am devastated that fewer and fewer people will be afforded the opportunity we were given.