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Cracking Up

Four Corners · Season 2019 · Episode 28
For 20 years the nation's city skylines have been changing with the building of more than 650,000 apartments across the country.Glossy advertising has wooed buyers away from the traditional Aussie dream of a house with promises of sophisticated apartment living and high-end finishes. But the shine has well and truly come off the apartment property boom.On Monday Four Corners investigates Australia's apartment building crisis, from shoddy workmanship to lax laws, leaving owners out of pocket and in some cases out of a home altogether.

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Season
2019
Episode
28
Air Date
19/Aug/2019
Air Time
20:30
Runtime
50 min

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For 20 years the nation's city skylines have been changing with the building of more than 650,000 apartments across the country.Glossy advertising has wooed buyers away from the traditional Aussie dream of a house with promises of sophisticated apartment living and high-end finishes. But the shine has well and truly come off the apartment property boom.On Monday Four Corners investigates Australia's apartment building crisis, from shoddy workmanship to lax laws, leaving owners out of pocket and in some cases out of a home altogether.

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