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Australia’s housing affordability expected to worsen and homelessness soar under fossil-fuelled future (www.theguardian.com)
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University of Sydney researchers modelled the housing market system, using two decades of public data, and tested its response under different climate scenarios, publishing their results in Cities.

They found climate change affected housing and rental affordability under both high and low-emission scenarios, but vulnerable households were worst-hit under a fossil-fuelled future...

“We cannot address the housing system by one blanket policy,” he said. Policies or interventions should prioritise and tailor support for renters on low incomes, and to address homelessness.

The federal budget’s investment in social housing for more than 4,000 young people was an example of a targeted measure, Naderpajouh said, but a “drastic increase” in social housing was needed.

...housing and tax changes in the budget showed the federal government was capable of acting on issues beyond one electoral cycle.

“We need them to take the same approach to climate change.”

Don't let your local MPs forget, keep at them. The young and the elderly will be worst hit.

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[–] OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I feel really bad for the young folks looking to try and start things on the right foot

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So do I. We seem to have the country's priorities wrong. Chasing super expensive submarines, for example, while so many people are in need of a roof over their heads.

[–] FreedomAdvocate 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

The government doesn’t build houses. Taxpayer dollars don’t build houses.

I agree the submarine deal is ridiculous, we don’t need submarines - but the money paying for them wouldn’t be used to build houses or address the housing crisis.

[–] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

Vote Green !

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean that sounds bad and all but at least Prime Minister Hanson will be rounding up those pesky immigrants and things will be fine /s

[–] FreedomAdvocate 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Reducing demand by reducing immigration will absolutely reduce house prices. That is the very basis of supply and demand.

Removing all immigrants that have overstayed their visa is a no-brainer. Reducing immigration to a sustainable level is another. Anyone disagreeing doesn’t actually want to fix the housing crisis.

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Anyone who actually believes this gets their news from Telegram

[–] FreedomAdvocate 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

You don’t think supply and demand heavily influences, almost to the point of control, prices?

Have you ever heard of an auction?

[–] galoisghost@aussie.zone 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

And you think all these recent immigrants are at these auctions? Spending $1 million+ for a property in Sydney

[–] FreedomAdvocate 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

Have you seen videos of these auctions? Yes, they are.

Also the auction example was simply an example of supply and demand in action.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

Perhaps she can get a free time machine from Gina. Pauline can then send her racist ancestors back to where they came from.

[–] FreedomAdvocate 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

“Climate change” and fossil fuels have no impact on this lol. What affects housing prices is supply and demand, and the cost of money. When money is cheap, people spend more. When there are more people wanting to buy than people selling, prices go up.

Currently Australia is importing ~300k new permanent residents per year. These people need houses to live in. We’re not building 300k houses per year, let alone in the major cities where these people want to live. More demand, not enough supply.

Fossil fuels have zero to do with this.

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know if you've read the whole article but the people doing the research are not just giving an opinion.

[–] FreedomAdvocate 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

[–] arbilp3@aussie.zone 0 points 1 month ago

And all other scientists agree with them too, but to be modest we'll just say 97%.