LISTEN TO PODCAST NOW http://media.blubrry.com/saturday_magazine/joy.org.au/saturdaymagazine/wp-content/uploads/sites/76/2024/03/Maiy-Azize.mp3Fiona and Misha talk to Maiy Azize,spokesperson for Everybody’s Home & Deputy Director ANGLICARE AUSTRALIA, Amid Australia’s housing crisis, why are taxpayers propping up the price of empty holiday homes? Debate is once again raging about the role vacant homes and short-stay rentals play in pushing up the cost of housing. Much of the commentary about the issue has missed the point, treating it as an isolated problem. But the sheer number of holiday homes and short-stay rentals across Australia are a symptom of a housing system that’s unfair at its core. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2024/feb/25/australia-housing-crisis-short-term-rentals?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Source: The Guardian March 10, 2024 10:07 UTC