ABOUT THE EVENT:

Australia's most trusted financial journalist on Australia's housing crisis is back with an updated and expanded version of the bestselling Quarterly Essay, giving us great insight into how we just might fix the housing mess that we're in.

On Wednesday 2nd October at The Royal Oak, Balmain, join Alan Kohler in conversation with Gerard Noonan.

Copies of The Great Divide will be available for purchase at the venue through Roaring Stories, with Kohler signing copies after the discussion.

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ABOUT THE VENUE

Attendees are asked to arrive at 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Seating is unallocated – another reason to arrive early to secure an optimal spot. Why not make a full evening of it, too, by ordering a meal at the Royal Oak before or after the event? One of Balmain's oldest and most loved pubs, it serves a delicious range of food and beverages.

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ABOUT THE BOOK

The escalation in house prices is a pain that has altered Australian society; it has increased inequality and profoundly changed the relationship between generations – between those who have a house and those who don't. It has caused a rental crisis, a dearth of public housing and a mortgage crunch.

Things went seriously wrong at the start of the twenty-first century when there was a huge and permanent rise in the price of housing. In this crisp, clarifying and forward-looking book, Alan Kohler tells the story of how we got into this mess – and how we might get out of it.

This new edition adds material on homelessness, how much house prices in each city need to come down to be affordable, and lessons from overseas.

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ABOUT ALAN KOHLER

Alan Kohler is the founder of Eureka Report, which has been integrated into Intelligent Investor. Alan is also the finance presenter on ABC News and a columnist for The New Daily. A former editor of The Age and The Australian Financial Review, he has written for The Australian, AFR, The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald. His books include It's Your Money.

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ABOUT THE HOST

Walkley award-winning journalist Gerard Noonan was a long serving editor of The Australian Financial Review following Alan Kohler’s time in the role. Gerard was Chair of industry superannuation fund Media Super and a former President of the Australian Council of Superannuation Investors. He lives in Balmain.

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TERMS & CONDITIONS

Refunds

Please note that tickets are non-refundable unless the event is cancelled or postponed due to extenuating circumstances. Refunds are not issued within 48 hours notice of event date. Humanitix fee is nonrefundable.

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This event is presented by Roaring Stories Bookshop Balmain and Black Inc Publishing

With thanks to our venue partner The Royal Oak.

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