The houses that ate Canberra

The houses that ate Canberra : "'The old Australian way of life was a modest house with a big backyard, where the only thing in it was a Hills Hoist or some kids playing footy or cricket ... but the big backyard is dying rapidly.'"

So is the health and fitness of its inhabitants...Houses are designed for sitters these days and the back yard cricket, the golf putting, the outdoor games, rough and tumble and roller skating...not to mention the knowledge of nature that you get from grass, dirt, plants, water. We shall be odd and we shall have the health issues to go with it. Affluenza is a real problem here.