Labor and the Coalition launched new housing policies over the weekend including a pledge from Anthony Albanese for $10bn to build up to 100, 000 new homes for first home buyers. But it begs the question, but some say there is a gap in both policies with neither of the parties doing enough to bolster the workforce to build the new residential properties. In this edition of The Conversation Hour we discuss if more needs to be done to attract and retain workers in building and construction industry,

Also in this edition, we talk what is the best way to engage young people in maths, how to prevent access to harmful video games plus how patients can navigate IVF extras .