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Australia went hard on immigration for a hot minute there when the new Labour governent got into power post Covid. And they've now realised we dont have any ho
by firecall 2y ago
Australia went hard on immigration for a hot minute there when the new Labour governent got into power post Covid.
And they've now realised we dont have any housing for them!
Note: I'm pro Labour and pro Immigration :-)
> https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/21/migration-numbers-australia-2023-rise https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/21/migra...
- Rinzler89 2y agoIt's funny how we(rich countries) just "forgot" how to build houses.
- imtringued 2y agoWhen people say they are using their house as a retirement account what they are really saying is that they want to make the next generations wait.
- Rinzler89 2y agoNot wait, just monetize. It doesn't matter to them if a local couple or some offshore millionaire or investment fund buys their home, as long as they get to maximize their profit.
- klyrs 2y agoThe answer was always "with immigrant labor" wasn't it?