University Of Sydney Experts Raise Housing Crisis Issue In Australia

Study in Australia: Of late, there have been ongoing debates on whether international students are to be blamed for the housing crisis in Australia. Now, the experts of the University of Sydney have commented on the primary election issues of the 2025 Australian Federal Election on May 3, 2025, which mainly includes this issue.

University of Sydney's experts from various disciplines highlighted the most critical issues of the upcoming elections on May 3, 2025. The housing crisis is at the centre of these issues. Professor Nicole Gurran in the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning raised the issue of the housing crisis which according to her impacts almost every sector of Australian society.

“Younger people are disenfranchised by high rents and fading hopes of home ownership, parents are fearful for their children’s futures and many older-aged renters are facing retirement without housing security. The electorate is primed for genuine housing solutions. The evidence shows this should include greater investment in social and affordable housing, nationwide rental protections, and a fairer tax system," she said.

"But history suggests that we are in for a repeat of simple slogans about the problem of supply which don't address structural barriers to new and affordable housing production. Nor will we make home ownership more attainable without genuine reform to demand fuelling tax incentives, which pump prime the value of existing housing stock without delivering new or affordable homes for lower-income renters or aspiring first home owners," she added.

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Associate Professor Laurence Troy in the Sydney School of Architecture, Design and Planning echoed the same sentiments and said that the Australian government funding for housing will be a deciding factor for many Australians when they vote in the upcoming election.

“Housing is probably the single most important factor in the cost-of-living crunch. Secure housing contributes to many other benefits in people's lives, from education to employment and health. Housing wealth is driving a wedge through society, between those who have it and those who don’t. We are quickly returning to a society based on inherited wealth, rather than equality, opportunity and hard work. Subsidizing investors at the expense of ordinary working people is something that ought to be reconsidered. This money could be better spent on properly resourcing social and affordable housing across Australia," he said.

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