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Defence Housing model cited as public housing answer
Original: https:// michaelwest.com.au/the-public- housing-answer-australia-already-knows/ "Defence Housing Australia looked after
A Michael West Media article argues Australia already has a working template for public housing in Defence Housing Australia, which managed 17,353 homes as of June 2025 and turned an after-tax profit of $23.9 million. The piece notes public housing makes up only around 4% of Australian housing stock, and suggests the DHA model shows such schemes can be run commercially without being dismissed as welfare.
Why now: Housing affordability is a heated political debate in Australia, and the article offers a concrete example being shared as evidence public housing can work.
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- https:// michaelwest.com.au/the-public- housing-answer-australia-already-knows/ "Defence Housing Australia looked after 17,353 homes at June 2025 and made an after-tax profit of $23.9 million. Nobody calls that welfare." Australia only has 4% of housing as public # housing ,… · sajilicious@hachyderm.io · 5
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