I am exasperated with my Government

Australia brings in 160,000 migrants a year.
Of these, 109,900 will be skilled migrants, 50,000 families and 100 special eligibility places.
This figure is set to rise to 235,000 migrants by 2025.
My chagrin comes from the fact that Australia is seeing a huge rise in homelessness. Families are being thrown out of rentals so greedy landlords can exploit the shortage by having exorbitant rents.
Every one of the migrants will be housed. How?
There are not enough places now, how is it possible that all these immigrants will have somewhere to live?

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ExtremeNext · 31-35

Don't blame me I didn't vote the Labor idiots in

People have to live with it now

Gusman · 61-69, M

@ExtremeNext This 160,000 intake has been going on for years. It is bi-partisan.
Bring in more people, don't worry about the locals.

OggggO · 36-40, M

It sounds like the landlords are the problem, so why are you angry at the government?

Gusman · 61-69, M

@OggggO Because they are not building social housing.
The allocation of funds for housing has been dropping year after year.
There are a great many people who can not afford housing, surely there is a social imperative to look after all members of society.
Not only those who can afford any price asked.

DeWayfarer · 61-69, M

Unfortunately It's far more than just one government. Been watching this international corporate greed for quite some time now. It's systemic to the whole world.

People leave where they are because of this international greed. The governments just go along with it. Even encourage it.

Here in the US the government actually considers a corporation as a person with more rights than individuals.

whowasthatmaskedman · 70-79, M

The Migration has of course stalled for the past two years through Covid. And like the rest of the world we now face a skilled labour shortage. But those here on temporary work Visas were treated rather badly during Covid and more or less told to bugger off home, or work during lockdown, including international students. So its going to be a struggle to attract back the numbers we had.
The housing issue is more complex.. But rental housing is more scarse, due to short term rentals, plus a number of investment properties sitting idle deliberately. Now we have multiple collapses of home buildings that are going to cause even more difficulty.. My son and his wife own a few rentals they have held for years and they are fully tenanted all the time. But a number of apartment towers around the city centre remain unsold and vacant. The problem of course being that is not where the work is..😷

SW-User

I agree. In a 5 year period Australia's population grew 10 per cent

It was kept out of public discourse

We aren't allowed a say

I think most people value immigration

It has been the sole driver for growing the GDP

Although per capita may be a different story

But the pace is crippling

Even immigrants, and the children of immigrants, are now starting to leave Australia, after many years here as Australians

And environmentally we are screwed. We are even now losing the koala.

I feel like my standard of living in real terms and the futures for my children have been stolen by the greedy few

1 million for an average house is not sustainable

Time for the guillotines

Gusman · 61-69, M

@SW-User I am a really sad Australian because the majority of the population simply let these things happen by continually voting in either of the two major parties.
As we have seen, it is those two parties that are responsible for Australia's demise.
Even when some Politician allows tree felling in Koala country, they are not held to account
Bye Bye Koalas. 🐨🥺

MonaReeves86 · 36-40, F

You complain a lot

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MonaReeves86 · 36-40, F

Yes it is I’m in bed now
@Gusman

Gusman · 61-69, M

@MonaReeves86 Goodnight for when you log off. 😴

SW-User

@MonaReeves86 not everyone is an adult infant with their every need met by strangers

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