Even in a housing crisis, Australians can’t get enough of renovation stories on TV. Why?
- Written by: Ella Jeffery, Lecturer in Creative Writing, Griffith University
The Block/NineThe Block has begun its 19th season this month, billed as “a Block that’s entirely relatable to people right around Australia”. This year, contestants renovate five “authentic ’50s dream homes” in “the perfectly named Charming Street, in Melbourne’s Hampton East”.
But if the...
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