‘A landlord’s market’ where renters pay the price
‘A landlord’s market’ where renters pay the price | Australian Greens Skip to main content Search Get Involved Join Donate Our plan Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news Get Involved Join Donate Search Our plan Toggle Tax the 1% Tackle the cost of living Healthcare for all Fix the housing crisis Strong climate action Policy principles & aims Our team Toggle Federal MPs State/territory MPs Officeholders Media releases Take action Toggle Volunteer Donate Issues & campaigns Events Greens Shop Leave a bequest Our movement Toggle About the Greens Become a member Jobs Green Magazine All news ‘A landlord’s market’ where renters pay the price 2026-01-15 New quarterly data today shows 'a landlord's market’ where rents are yet again at record highs in nearly every capital city in Australia, with Sydney topping the list at $800 a week.
With rental vacancy rates at record lows, Labor’s policies are incentivising wealthy property investors which push property prices up further, and rents are skyrocketing as a result. The Greens say rather than fueling the housing crisis, Labor should come up with policies that actually deliver affordable housing. Lines attributable to Greens spokesperson for finance, housing and homelessness Senator Barbara Pocock: “Record high rents across the country are further proof of a housing crisis out of control.
People on low and middle incomes can’t afford to live where they want to or anywhere near where they work. “Renters are literally paying the price for a landlord's market. While renters reach the limits of what they can pay, the Government gives tax breaks to wealthy property investors.
How is that fair? “This is a system stacked against younger generations and people who haven’t won the intergenerational housing lottery. “For decades, successive governments have turbocharged house prices and driven up rents, putting billions of dollars in the pockets of property investors, property developers and the banks.
“The Government’s $181 billion tax breaks for wealthy investors - via the capital gains tax discount and negative gearing - are locking out first home buyers and forcing rents to skyrocket. They have failed to build public housing. “This government needs to treat housing as a human right instead of giving billions of tax breaks to wealthy property investors.
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