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Aussies skipping dental, medical care to afford rent

The housing crisis is changing the way Australians live with many revealing "heartbreaking" stories of struggle as they skip on the basics to make ends meet.

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Negative gearing on short-stay rentals costs Australia up to $556m a year, report estimates

Almost 170,000 homes are estimated to be operating as short-stay accommodation, which can still claim tax breaks

The Guardian - AU

A two-bedroom Bondi Junction unit for $1,100 a week. Is ‘affordable housing’ really affordable?

Government programs designed to offer rent below market rate for low-to-moderate income households are failing those who most need it, advocates say

The Guardian - AU

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As Australia votes, a housing affordability crisis is top of voters’ minds

Australia’s sky-high property prices are a top issue in an election race dominated by cost-of-living concerns.

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Lynette is on the pension, a casual teacher, a golf instructor – and homeless

Activists warn without funding for affordable housing, essential workers will increasingly be priced out of the areas where they work

The Guardian - AU

Homelessness services struggling as demand soars

As an increasing number of Australians seek help during a housing crisis, frontline services are being stretched to breaking point.

AAP

Middle-income Australians experiencing rental stress with a third of pay spent on housing, report shows

Rent has increased by 36% nationally since Covid, CoreLogic finds, which equates to an extra $171 a week on average

The Guardian - AU

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More Australians being ‘priced out’ of homes by big rent hikes, advocates fear

Renters in some cities forced to spend on average nearly $15,000 more a year on rent since the start of the pandemic, analysis reveals

The Guardian - AU

Renters still can't keep up, despite more supports

Despite an increase in government supports, low-income earners would still find themselves in rental stress across most of the country, a report has found.

AAP

'Tired trope': most voters open to lower home prices

Australia's housing affordability mess has most voters in favour of lower prices and backing tax reform and other policy interventions to ease pressures.

AAP

Syrian family homeless again in tight rental market

A family that escaped war-torn Syria has been uprooted again after their home in a block of units went up in flames in Sydney because of a faulty smoke alarm.

AAP

Social homes only solution to housing crisis: report

Testimonies from almost 1500 Australians say the lack of affordable housing is driving them into poverty and forcing them to stay with abusive partners.

AAP

Undisclosed credit card fees are a price gouge

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Newcastle Herald

Australian properties for lease fall to record low as rents soar

PropTrack report finds number of December listings 30.2% below past decade’s monthly average as housing advocates say government policies are failing

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Australian capital city rents up 13% over year as further hikes predicted for 2024 amid housing shortage

Housing advocates call for urgent reform to address growing crisis as capital rents hit average of $600 a week

The Guardian - AU

Migrants scapegoated as cause of Australia’s housing crisis a ‘disturbing’ trend, advocates say

Housing and welfare groups call on Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to show leadership amid rise in ‘nonsense’ rhetoric

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New Study Finds Just Three Rural VIC Postcodes Are Affordable To Renters, Let Alone Melbourne

There's more bad news for Aussie renters feeling the squeeze as data shows that the rental market has never been in worse shape, with only three regional Victorian postcodes affordable to median earners.

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Australian home buyers feeling affordability crunch

Not since the late 1980s has it been this challenging for couples with full time wages to service the mortgage on new properties.

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The Guardian - AU

Australians seek share houses in soaring numbers as housing crisis bites

Latest data from accommodation platform points to rise in resident homeowners renting out spare rooms

The Guardian - AU

Greens vow to ‘keep fighting’ on housing as party takes aim at Labor’s help-to-buy scheme

Adam Bandt says Greens will continue to ‘use our power’ in parliament to push for rent caps despite agreeing to future fund

The Guardian - AU

Rental vacancy rate plummets to record low as Australia’s housing crisis deepens

Advocates say the crisis will only become even more severe without government intervention

The Guardian - AU

Australian rents are rising at the fastest rate since the GFC – and from a higher base

Data shows annual rent increases in all major cities topped 10% last year as advocates warn low-income earners are being priced out of the market

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s rental crisis forcing parents to raise children in caravans and sharehouses, inquiry hears

Senate inquiry told tax concessions for property investors making housing crisis worse and locking young people out of home ownership

The Canberra Times

Four in five renters face housing stress: report

The majority said they spend more than 30 per cent of income on rent.

Newcastle Herald

'Opportunity missed': Housing providers say budget offers little to fix Hunter crisis

Housing advocates want direct government investment sooner rather than later.

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