Radio National Presents is the home of great storytelling that helps you better understand what’s going on in the world.
Latest series: The Home Front with Anthony Burke. What if Australia’s housing crisis wasn’t just a problem — but a chance to build something better? In the six-part series The Home Front, design expert Anthony Burke explores how smart, thoughtful design could help fix Australia’s housing challenges — and reshape the Great Australian Dream for a new generation.
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Radio National Presents is the home of great storytelling that helps you better understand what’s going on in the world.
Latest series: The Home Front with Anthony Burke. What if Australia’s housing crisis wasn’t just a problem — but a chance to build something better? In the six-part series The Home Front, design expert Anthony Burke explores how smart, thoughtful design could help fix Australia’s housing challenges — and reshape the Great Australian Dream for a new generation.
What if the future of home isn't about ownership — but about connection? In this final episode, Anthony Burke re-imagines the Australian Dream through the most powerful ideas from the series. Could we trade fences for friendships, and privacy for participation? What would it mean to design homes that prioritise community, care, and belonging?
We explore a new vision of home — not just where we live, but how we live together.
Guests in this episode:
Richard and Jan Gould - Founders, Blue Sky House (low-cost housing initiative)
Susan Boden - Co-founder, Eden Tiny House Project; Landscape Architect & Mental Health Case Manager
Sacha Coles -Global Design Director, ASPECT Studios
Hugh MacKay - Social Psychologist and Author, The Way We Are, Lessons from a lifetime of listening
Patrick Eigsvogel - Small home builder
Elizabeth Mossop - Academic Director, Living Lab Northern Rivers
Production assistance this week by Sarah Mashman
Radio National Presents
Radio National Presents is the home of great storytelling that helps you better understand what’s going on in the world.
Latest series: The Home Front with Anthony Burke. What if Australia’s housing crisis wasn’t just a problem — but a chance to build something better? In the six-part series The Home Front, design expert Anthony Burke explores how smart, thoughtful design could help fix Australia’s housing challenges — and reshape the Great Australian Dream for a new generation.
