Our cemeteries face a housing crisis too. 4 changes can make burial sustainable
- Written by Kate Falconer, Lecturer, T.C. Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland
Australia’s housing crisis is no secret. What many people don’t realise is that there’s another, less visible housing crisis. Australia’s urban cemeteries are running out of space to house the dead.
In Sydney, for example, a 2020 report found all of the city’s existing public cemeteries would be full by 2032. This...
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