National egg-mergency, and why construction’s gone crazy

Wild inflation in construction prices is helping push mortgage rates up - so how did we get here? 

Plus, we’re out of eggs because free-range chooks don’t like the cold - so how do we get cruelty-free omelettes that don’t break the bank? 

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This episode of The Front is presented by Claire Harvey, produced by Kristen Amiet, Lia Tsamoglou and Hareem Khan, and edited by Joshua Burton. The multimedia editor is Lia Tsamoglou, and original music composed by Jasper Leak.

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