Australian homelessness soars amid national housing insecurity

Sky News host Paul Murray says Australia has a higher homeless population now due to housing insecurity than at the census which back then was the “biggest number” the country “ever had”.

“70 per cent of people say they have experienced a rent increase that is up by seven per cent compared to this time last year, 19 per cent said their lease had been terminated or not renewed,” Mr Murray said.

“Australia has more homeless people today than it did at the census and at the census it was the biggest number we had ever had.”

[avapountney]

Stop all foreign investment of residential properties.

[gayeflockheart]

So you're telling them to sell their house. Where do they go then? To the local BCF shop to buy a tent! These politicians are so out of touch with reality 😢

[WilliamLenert-tplx]

Imagine the fact Australia is a very large country with a very small population yet Australia is now the 2nd most Expensive country to buy a house. Its ruthless and nasty what corruption happens here

[Tikka-]

For FFS this putrid government has to go

[Design_no]

Meanwhile Albo is giving away billions overseas while jetting about like some super model.

[Nabraska]

A refugee in your own country.. Way to go gov..

[gregwooldridge]

The amount of damage from a political party that only got 30% of the australian vote.

[rickman]

Migrants housed before needy Australians

[rosshitchen-ijen]

Quick, Albo, bring in some more immigrants, you flop.

[Ralph-zs]

Went to an auction with my daughter yesterday, ALL BIDDERS were Chinese and Indian who kept pushing up the price... this is getting beyond a joke... this idiot woke government have to go

[LilytheConspiracyRealist]

Our government should be ASHAMED of themselves…. I NEVER thought I would see tent cities here in our once prosperous country ☹️

[dhfh]

This is happening around all western countries🤔

[matthewflinders]

Albo says “Great, let’s BRING IN MORE IMMIGRANTS AND MAKE IT EVEN WORSE!”

[jactrich]

“Sell your property” to offshore Chinese investors. What a great plan Australia. This definitely won’t back fire

[clinthufkie]

"You will own nothing and be happy."

[murat]

Only Australian citizens should be able to buy property If your not a citizen you can not profit from our property

[seairpierre]

So where are the 1000 immigrants a day Albo is importing being accommodated?
And the 3000 fast tracked Gazans?

[Peekaboo-Kitty]

If I had a house I would NEVER sell. I would have to starve to death before that ever happened.

[OdinDogOfRoar]

Imagine what our family who were sent to fight muslims in Gallipoli would think if they could see our government put muslims in houses while their families live in Tents??? 🤔

[gayeflockheart]

Also landlord's can be very greedy..my eldest brother has 2 rental properties on the Gold Coast and he hasn't changed the rents in over 20 years and these units are in prime realty spots. He has just purchased a duplex and told me he will ask for rent that is $100 - $200 under market value as he thinks the rents are at criminal prices. I am very proud of him for his ethics😊