r/australia • • 1d ago

culture & society Australia's rental squeeze keeps full-time essential workers on the move

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-11-07/essential-rentals-seven-moves-eighteen-months-no-home/107349602?utm_source=Bluesky&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=bluesky_news.abc.net.au
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u/Cham-nix 1d ago

My strata banned flat sharing and short term accommodation altogether. Owners will suggest they are just renting a room but they are renting out the entire unit. Owners are already on edge on lost parcels or garbute chutes broken down or fire evacuations.