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Name: The extent of Australia’s rental crisis to be laid bare in a new Senate inquiry
Uploaded: 2023-06-23T10:48:53.026Z
Duration: 3 min 6 s
Description: The cost of rent is skyrocketing in Australia. In the past 12 months, the average weekly rent has jumped $63. To slow the rise, the Greens are putting pressure on the Labor government to implement rent controls. But experts have urged caution, saying this policy often has unintended consequences.

The extent of Australia’s rental crisis to be laid bare in a new Senate inquiry

Published 23 June 2023, 10:20 am

The cost of rent is skyrocketing in Australia. In the past 12 months, the average weekly rent has jumped $63. To slow the rise, the Greens are putting pressure on the Labor government to implement rent controls. But experts have urged caution, saying this policy often has unintended consequences.

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