'Rubbish' to call out young Australians for the housing crisis 

Definitely a point to consider, but if we had had an extra few million houses lying around, it wouldnt have been an issue. Other countries have much bigger populations than us, so the number of people isnt the issue. Indonesia has 275 million people; roughly 10 times what we do. And yet, its only a quarter of the size. I absolutely do not buy the argument about the number of people. The housing problem has been brewing for decades. 30-40 years. My dad bought a house in 1984 in an average Sydney suburb, on a single wage, as a baker. He didnt own the business, he was a regular employee. He didnt earn vast amounts of money. But the house cost about 3 times his salary. Governments have literally done everything they can to mess up supply, and been there with their hands out seeking money for every step along the way, vastly inflating the relative time and cost to bring a house to market. This is ALL governments here in Australia, and has nothing to do with the mob in charge today. I dont give a rats arse about the blame game, which is all they seem to be doing. What I want to see are SOLUTIONS. They behave like children, and yet, its worst, because WE, the TAXPAYER, are paying them, and they cant be arsed to behave like grown ups. WTF is wrong with these clowns? All of them. I wish we could sack the lot of them, and start from zero.

We shouldn't need public housing but for those on welfare. Our economy should be such that any worker in a full time job of moderate skill level should be able to afford a house. In fact, if one spouse stays home to care for the home and kids, the tax should be averaged between both so the tax free threshold effectively doubles, leaving more money for the stay at home raising of children.

@@dagwould but at the moment two average incomes can’t afford an average home. And by ‘average’ home I mean a 2 bedroom asbestos timber shack 2 hours from a capital city. It’s ridiculous how little a working couple can afford.

Not true, she has no dramas on collecting her paycheck, or call it for what it really is.. blood money.

exactly right!

The shortage has been building since around 1970. So you are correct.

Yeah but in the 80s people didn’t have to save for 10 years to buy a home

If a country needs 'public housing' something has gone very wrong, except for people on welfare, of course.