There are up to 140,000 vacant homes around Australia, with many located in the country's most desirable suburbs. Some of these buildings are uninhabitable due to their derelict states, while others have been deliberately left vacant due to business reasons or development application (DA) hurdles. Macquarie University law professor Cathy Sherry says housing is a basic human need and the property sector needs to be regulated for the community's benefit

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