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06 | The Home Front: The intentional home
Episode 6
Monday, 22 September, 2025

What if the future of home isn't about ownership — but about connection? In this final episode, Anthony Burke re-imagines the Australian Dream through the most powerful ideas from the series. Could we trade fences for friendships, and privacy for participation? What would it mean to design homes that prioritise community, care, and belonging?We explore a new vision of home — not just where we live, but how we live together.Guests in this episode:Richard and Jan Gould - Founders, Blue Sky House (low-cost housing initiative)Susan Boden - Co-founder, Eden Tiny House Project; Landscape Architect & Mental Health Case ManagerSacha Coles -Global Design Director, ASPECT StudiosHugh MacKay - Social Psychologist and Author, The Way We Are, Lessons from a lifetime of listeningPatrick Eigsvogel - Small home builderElizabeth Mossop - Academic Director, Living Lab Northern RiversProduction assistance this week by Sarah Mashman