No More Nimby? The rise of the YIMBY housing movement in Sydney | Compass | ABC Australia

As the housing crisis sweeps Sydney, there are growing calls for an ethical perspective on housing, that focuses on people rather than prices.   Compass follows Sydney’s Yes In My Backyard movement on their quest to change social attitudes about housing. With Sydney on track to become a city with no grandchildren – the Yimbys are fighting for the right to shelter and the future of their city. 00:00 – Yes In My Backyard in Sydney 01:23 – How Sydney YIMBY started 4:57 – Who is Sydney YIMBY member, Emily Lockwood? 6:57 – Residents discuss increasing density, removing heritage and apartment living to solve the housing crisis 9:37 – How the housing crisis is affecting nurses and essential workers 12:00 – How defective apartments have led to concerns about new developments 12:32 – Who is Sydney Yimby member, Erin Riley? 14:39 – How the housing crisis is affecting the lives of artists and musicians 17:07 – How the housing crisis is affecting Gen Z 18:09 – The role of supply, demand, negative gearing and capital gains tax 23:26 – Nightingale Marrickville and its residents 25:26 - A new development in Camperdown, near Royal Prince Alfred Hospital For more stories about our ethics, spirituality and beliefs, watch ABC Compass on iview: Compass: ABC iview Subscribe 🔔 http://ab.co/ABCAus-subscribe ___________________________________________ Web: http://abc.net.au/ Facebook:   / abc   Twitter:   / abcaustralia   Instagram:   / abcaustralia   ___________________________________________ Please note: On most of our videos, the captions/subtitles are auto-generated by YouTube. This is an official Australian Broadcasting Corporation YouTube channel. Contributions may be removed if they violate ABC's Online Conditions of Use http://www.abc.net.au/conditions.htm (Section 3).