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I bought a “death trap” apartment | SBS Insight

How can we fix Australia's housing issues with a building industry in crisis? This Insight episode is Buildings Blocked and first aired in 2024. It reflects events and facts that were true at the air date and may now have changed. 00:00 Our home was full of defects. Then the builder disappeared 04:11 Is the construction industry in crisis? 13:06 Australia’s 1.2 million home target 15:49 I bought a “death trap” apartment 22:33 The catastrophic consequences for subcontractors 28:52 How builders get away with trading insolvent 35:56 I drank to cope with the stress of the industry 44:03 Can Australia’s building industry be fixed? Insight airs Tuesdays at 8:30pm on SBS: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight​ SUBSCRIBE: https://bit.ly/3txZoUN Insight, hosted by Kumi Taguchi, is Australia's leading forum for powerful first-person stories offering a unique perspective on the way we live. Insight first went to air in 1995 and has since been a mainstay of SBS current affairs programming. The team doesn't shy away from taboo topics: from polygamy, to brain implants, to the secrets revealed on the deathbed. Do you want to be part of the discussion and join an Insight record? Insight aims to include a range of backgrounds, ages, and perspectives in our studio audience. If you want to be involved, register here: https://bit.ly/3vQlO7T Visit our website: https://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/​ Catch up on full episodes: https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/program/insight Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InsightSBS​ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/insightsbs/ Network Terms & Conditions: https://www.sbs.com.au/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.sbs.com.au/privacy Feedback or complaints: https://www.sbs.com.au/complaints