As housing becomes less affordable and the search for adequate accommodation more desperate, Erin O’Dwyer investigates how we can escape from the urban sprawl.

Erin looks at how the best intentions can go awry, as we try to build better homes.

She makes the case that designing our homes doesn’t have to be a luxury and that as we build more and more of them to address the housing shortage, happiness for the people living in them shouldn’t be an afterthought.

Listen to Erin read her piece, ‘Tree Change’, from The Saturday Paper.




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As housing becomes less affordable and the search for adequate accommodation more desperate, Erin O’Dwyer investigates how we can escape from the urban sprawl.Erin looks at how the best intentions can go awry, as we try to build better homes.She makes the case that designing our homes doesn’t have to be a luxury and that as we build more and more of them to address the housing shortage, happiness for the people living in them shouldn’t be an afterthought.Listen to Erin read her piece, ‘Tree Change’, from The Saturday Paper. Socials: Stay in touch with us on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/7ampodcast">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.instagram.com/7ampodcast">Instagram</a>Guest: Journalist and writer, Erin O’Dwyer

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An independent daily news show. We feature the country&rsquo;s best reporters, covering the news as it affects Australia. This is news with narrative, every weekday.

Weekend Read: Erin O’Dwyer on how to design housing for happiness

When Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan introduced the state's treaty bill into parliament, she said it would pave the way for a formal apology, the introduction of Aboriginal truth-telling into the school curriculum, and a better future for Indigenous Australians in the state.

The treaty is the culmination of almost a decade of work that established the First Peoples’ Assembly – which led the negotiations – and delivers on ‘Voice, Treaty and Truth’, making Victoria the first state in the country to do so.

Now, that treaty is in its next phase. This week, we'll have the election results of who will sit on the next First Peoples’ Assembly – and tomorrow, the process of setting up the delegation that will actually decide what the treaty will look like begins.

Today, the co-chairs of the First Peoples’ Assembly, Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg, on what they hope Victoria’s treaty will deliver – and how its success will be measured.

This is part one of a two-part episode that first aired in September 2025.

 

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Guest: Co-Chairs of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria, Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg.

Photo: AAP Image/Pool, Justin McManus

When Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan introduced the state's treaty bill into parliament, she said it would pave the way for a formal apology, the introduction of Aboriginal truth-telling into the school curriculum, and a better future for Indigenous Australians in the state.
The treaty is the culmination of almost a decade of work that established the First Peoples&rsquo; Assembly &ndash; which led the negotiations &ndash; and delivers on &lsquo;Voice, Treaty and Truth&rsquo;, making Victoria the first state in the country to do so.
Now, that treaty is in its next phase. This week, we'll have the election results of who will sit on the next First Peoples&rsquo; Assembly &ndash; and tomorrow, the process of setting up the delegation that will actually decide what the treaty will look like begins.
Today, the co-chairs of the&nbsp;First Peoples&rsquo; Assembly, Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg, on what they hope Victoria&rsquo;s treaty will deliver &ndash; and how its success will be measured.
This is part one of a two-part episode that first aired in September 2025.
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Guest: Co-Chairs of the First Peoples&rsquo; Assembly of Victoria, Ngarra Murray and Rueben Berg.
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Pool, Justin McManus

Part 1: Victoria’s historic treaty

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Indigenous leaders across the country welcomed Victoria’s treaty.

The legislation enshrines a democratically elected body for First Peoples, called Gellung Warl, that will be consulted on laws and policies affecting Indigenous communities.

Now there are calls for other states and territories to use the Victorian example as a model to establish their own treaties.

But there’s also pushback – with critics calling it costly and divisive in claims that echo The Voice debate – and with state and territory leaders across the country abandoning previous promises and commitments.

Today, writer and 7am co-host Daniel James on whether Victoria’s treaty marks a turning point or an anomaly.

This is part two of a two-part episode that first aired in September 2025.

 

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Guest: Writer and 7am co-host, Daniel James.

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Indigenous leaders across the country welcomed Victoria&rsquo;s treaty.
The legislation enshrines a democratically elected body for First Peoples, called Gellung Warl, that will be consulted on laws and policies affecting Indigenous communities.
Now there are calls for other states and territories to use the Victorian example as a model to establish their own treaties.
But there&rsquo;s also pushback &ndash; with critics calling it costly and divisive in claims that echo The Voice debate &ndash; and with state and territory leaders across the country abandoning previous promises and commitments.
Today, writer and&nbsp;7am co-host Daniel James on whether Victoria&rsquo;s treaty marks a turning point or an anomaly.
This is part two of a two-part episode that first aired in September 2025.
&nbsp;
If you enjoy 7am, the best way you can support us is by making a contribution at <a href="http://7ampodcast.com.au/support">7ampodcast.com.au/support</a>.
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Guest: Writer and 7am co-host, Daniel James.
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Joel Carrett

Part 2: The politics and pushback

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This week, the Albanese government moved to rein in the NDIS, making a hard political argument that one of the most impactful reforms in recent memory now has to be smaller to survive. In Canberra, a Senate hearing pressed on another pressure point: whether, at a time of global instability and rising costs, Australia should be getting more from its gas exports.

And in the first electoral test for the reshaped right, there may be signs that One Nation’s surge in the polls has reached its limit. 

Today, contributing editor at The New Daily, Amy Remeikis, on what this week reveals about Labor, the right and the pressure on both.

 

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Guest: Contributing editor at The New Daily, Amy Remeikis

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This week, the Albanese government moved to rein in the NDIS, making a hard political argument that one of the most impactful reforms in recent memory now has to be smaller to survive. In Canberra, a Senate hearing pressed on another pressure point: whether, at a time of global instability and rising costs, Australia should be getting more from its gas exports.
And in the first electoral test for the reshaped right, there may be signs that One Nation&rsquo;s surge in the polls has reached its limit.&nbsp;
Today, contributing editor at The New Daily, Amy Remeikis, on what this week reveals about Labor, the right and the pressure on both.
&nbsp;
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Guest: Contributing editor at The New Daily, Amy Remeikis
Photo:&nbsp;AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts

NDIS shrinks, gas profits soar, and One Nation takes a hit: the week in politics

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Weekend Read: Erin O’Dwyer on how to design housing for happiness

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