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National Film and Sound Archive of AustraliaNational Film and Sound Archive
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
National Film and Sound Archive
National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
National Film and Sound Archive

The Great Australian Dreaming: Housing in Australia

1992

The Great Australian Dreaming: Housing in Australia

1992

  • NFSA IDP258YNWV
  • TypeFilm
  • MediumMoving Image
  • FormDocumentary
  • Duration54 mins, 21 secs
  • Year1992

The 'Group Self-Build Scheme' in the 1990s was a housing scheme that supported Australians in achieving home ownership without bank loans or economic advantage. This clip is from Great Australian Dreaming, a documentary by Don Parham that explores housing initiatives and the challenges of home ownership in Australia.

The excerpt lays out an egalitarian, practical solution for future Australian homeowners, focusing on one of 11 couples that successfully qualified for the scheme. Interviewed are the couple and a housing department head who give an overview of 'sweat equity,' the concept of achieving home ownership through collective labour and resource sharing. The couple’s personal experiences are intercut with sunlit shots of them building their home by hand, offering a hopeful vision of the Australian Dream that contrasts with the rising cost of living.

The 'Group Self-Build Scheme' in the 1990s was a housing scheme that supported Australians in achieving home ownership without bank loans or economic advantage. This clip is from Great Australian Dreaming, a documentary by Don Parham that explores housing initiatives and the challenges of home ownership in Australia.

The excerpt lays out an egalitarian, practical solution for future Australian homeowners, focusing on one of 11 couples that successfully qualified for the scheme. Interviewed are the couple and a housing department head who give an overview of 'sweat equity,' the concept of achieving home ownership through collective labour and resource sharing. The couple’s personal experiences are intercut with sunlit shots of them building their home by hand, offering a hopeful vision of the Australian Dream that contrasts with the rising cost of living.

  • Director
    Don Parham
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