Product Overview
Please note: This study guide contains two versions – a full-colour guide and a text-only version for printing and referencing.
SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream? is a satirical, solutions-led impact documentary about Australia’s housing crisis.
Presented by comedian and renter Mark Humphries, SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream? spends time with ordinary Australians for whom the ‘Australian Dream’ of becoming a homeowner seems impossible. Especially now that property investors and tax incentives have turned the dream of owning your own home into the dream of owning someone else’s.
Mark spends time with fellow renters and consults real estate agents, academics and financial experts to work out when and why housing in Australia went so terribly wrong.
Housing in Australia is a social justice issue. With so many Australians unable to attain affordable, appropriate and secure housing, Mark wonders which of the many solutions is the silver bullet that will help Australia make a dent in its housing crisis.
With an associated impact campaign and a growing list of partners, SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream? aims to inform, entertain and make a difference.
Curriculum Links:
This study guide to accompany SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream? has been written for secondary students at years 9–12.
For Years 9–10, the documentary provides information and suggestions for learning activities in Economics and Business, English, and Media.
For Years 11 and 12, the documentary provides information and suggestions for learning in Business Management, Economics, English, Media Arts and Society and Culture.
As a curriculum resource, SOLD! Who Broke the Australian Dream? expands students’ knowledge and understanding of Australia’s housing crisis.
This study guide provides a framework for discussion about housing in Australia. The activities challenge students to think about and engage in conversations about:
- the Australian Dream
- housing availability
- housing affordability
- housing security
