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International students “unfairly blamed” for Australian rental crisis

The PIE News

.” “The difficulties faced by the sector include slow planning systems, high property taxes and clunky state-based legislation” PBSA is being touted as one solution to research from The Institute of Public Affairs that suggested a supply shortfall of 252,800 units in the six years to 2028.

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Housing shortage ‘exacerbated’ by int’ls in Australia

The PIE News

The Institute of Public Affairs research suggested that the country will face a supply shortfall of 252,800 units in the six years to 2028 and said that an influx of people on student visas is exacerbating an accommodation shortage across the country.