‘Depressing’ housing pic enrages Aussies

The photo of Mickleham, just under an hour’s drive north of the Victorian capital’s CBD, was taken by a traveller flying over the town last month.

The “depressing” image showed rows of hundreds of near-identical townhouses with matching black roofs sandwiched on top of each other.

The suburb has experienced a population explosion in recent years as young families priced out of inner-city Melbourne seek more affordable housing.

But experts have condemned the “absurd” scene, warning residents in the area about the looming cost of living crisis that faces them amid worsening heatwaves each summer.

Dr Sebastian Pfautsch, an expert in urban planning and management at Western Sydney University, said the image of Mickl...
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