Modern Australian

Key workers like nurses and teachers are being squeezed out of Sydney. This is what we can do about it

  • Written by Nicole Gurran, Professor of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Sydney
Key workers like nurses and teachers are being squeezed out of Sydney. This is what we can do about itNurses who care for people in the city can't afford a property anywhere near their place of work.didesign021/Shutterstock

When even teachers and police workers need to travel to the city fringes to find an affordable home that strikes us as a sign of a deeply dysfunctional housing system. Our research shows key workers are being squeezed out of...