A clip of Brisbane workers moving a homeless man’s possessions in a park has sparked outrage online with viewers speculating the resident’s belongings were “destroyed” in the process. Posting to content-sharing site Reddit, a user shared the video they claimed to have shot during the night near their home inContinue Reading
It’s time to have an honest conversation about the housing crisis – because it’s not going to get better anytime soon. If you don’t believe me – take a look at the latest stats from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. In March, only 12,500 homes were approved for construction. That’sContinue Reading
Australia’s housing crisis is forcing more and more desperate people to sleep in their cars, pitch a tent in a park or couch surf at friends’ houses, new data reveals. At a national level, the rental vacancy rate – that is, the proportion of leased dwellings currently available – isContinue Reading
A landlord in Victoria has said he views those living in his properties as “customers” and does not rent out to people on Jobseeker, as an inquiry hears growing calls to increase rent assistance. Long-time property owner Roman told a housing probe on Wednesday that while he had sympathy forContinue Reading
While vast parts of the country brace for a sweltering summer, conditions will be especially gruelling for millions of Australians in one area – and things are set to get dramatically worse. Western Sydney is ground zero of an extreme heat crisis that experts warn will cause financial distress, seriousContinue Reading
Trying to buy a home is hard enough in Australia. Now, it appears, there’s a time limit too. A new report by the Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute (AHURI) has painted a bleak picture for Millennials and Generation Z trying to buy a piece of the country’s property scene,Continue Reading
Would you live in an office building in a bid to help ease Australia’s housing crisis? This is one of the solutions being pushed amid growing fears over Australia’s dwindling housing supply. The already grim situation is predicted to become even more dire if aggressive immigration forecasts set out inContinue Reading
This week, The AFR View published an editorial claiming “Australia’s housing affordability crisis is due to the supply side, stupid”. That, it claimed, is the lesson policymakers must learn, according to research from former Reserve Bank economist Tony Richards, published in the paper. The tenet of Mr Richards’ argument wasContinue Reading
Sydney’s richest suburbs must become “taller” and “denser” with more high-rise apartments in order to tackle the housing crisis, a top government adviser has urged. In a report published on Wednesday calling for reforms to the state’s planning rules, NSW Productivity Commissioner Peter Achterstraat said “increasing density across Sydney canContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has hosed down suggestions Labor will curtail tax breaks for Australians who own investment properties — at least before the next election. The Prime Minister attempted to shut down debate within the party over its housing policies on Tuesday, saying the government’s position on housing tax concessions hadn’tContinue Reading