In 2010, the film was voted as the best expression of Australian identity. Today, it just feels like a farewell note to the Australian dream of home ownership.
Twenty-five years ago, a low-budget film shot in less than a fortnight captured the hearts and imaginations of Australia. With its sympathetic portrayal of suburban family life, a classic David v Goliath narrative of justice prevailing over corporate greed, and plenty of ever-quotable one-liners,, which makes sense when you considerAnne Tenney and Michael Caton as The Kerrigans in 1997’s The Castle.
For Darryl, housing is purely about its value as a place of shelter and security for his family. As he explained to his barrister, Lawrence Hammill QC, “It’s not a house, it’s a home. It’s got everything. People who love each other, care for each other. It’s got memories, great memories. It’s a place for the family to turn to. Come back to.”, the Howard government established Australia’s pro-property investor tax regime, which helped lock future Darryls and Sals out of home ownership.
John Howard’s legacy was not only to create the policy conditions for house price inflation, but to create a powerful political constituency in favour of it. In 2003,that people were not stopping him in the street to complain about the increasing value of their homes.
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