Scott Morrison’s comment last month that “the best way to support people renting a house is to help them buy a house” was seized on by some as a “let them eat cake moment”.
The prime minister was responding to a question from Channel Nine’s Today Show about why the federal budget hadn’t done more for renters. The query was unusual because renters typically get far less heed from media and politicians than homeowners, despite them making up about a third – and rising – share of the population.
