Are more high-rise apartments the solution to the housing crisis? | 7.30

Planning laws across Australia are set to be overhauled in an effort to speed up the construction of 1.2 million homes in already established suburbs.

While the policy announced by national cabinet is being spruiked as the solution to our nation's housing crisis, experts warn there are serious risks to our way of life if we don't get it right. Rhiana Whitson reports.

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