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The author addresses cause and possible solutions in their longer essay.

The fundamental cause is taxation policy changes around 2000.

The solution is further policy changes, but the wicked problem is that the democratic majority do not want these changes; or can be easily persuaded these changes are likely harmful for them.

So Australia socially and economically exists in a death spiral; where wealth channeled into real estate is not consistent with its productive utility.




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