The Hidden Agenda Behind Australia's Apartment Push In recent years, Australia has seen a surge in high rise apartment developments, often justified as a solution to the country's housing crisis.
However, beneath this trend lies a more insidious issue – one that threatens to erase Melbourne's unique character and heritage.
A case in point is the proposal to convert St Joseph's Home for Boys, one of Australia's oldest orphanages, into 76 apartments in Surrey Hills.