As main street shops vanish, could they help solve housing shortages?

Regional Australian main streets are losing retail businesses, and the government is exploring whether those empty storefronts could help address the housing crisis. According to ABC News, the proposal would convert vacant commercial properties into homes—potentially helping communities tackle both retail decline and housing scarcity at once.

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