# How a wealth tax could fix the housing crisis

An episode of [ABC News Daily](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1349523628), 17 Feb 2026, 16 min.

Audio: https://mediacore-live-production.akamaized.net/audio/02/hn/Z/qb.mp3

Could we solve the housing crisis in Australia by increasing taxes on the extremely rich and targeting mining giants’ profits? Today, British economist, former trader and YouTube star Gary Stevenson on why a wealth tax could work to end growing inequality and fix our housing problem. He explains why rising inequality could lead to deteriorating living standards and leave Australians living in slums. Featured: Gary Stevenson, economist and host of Gary’s Economics

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