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Program: Long Read | The fight over your backyard

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In collaboration with the ABC Long Read, Background Briefing is bringing you a selection of compelling articles read by the people who wrote them.

The Yes In My Backyard movement is lobbying for denser cities and more housing in places people want to work and live.

The YIMBYs want these homes built yesterday, but as Gina Rushton explains, the NIMBYs haven’t given up yet.

Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Real Estate Industry, Construction and Real Estate Industry, Urban Development and Planning, Rental Housing, Housing Policy, Housing Construction Industry, Economy
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