Gold rush Melbourne and post-war boom: how Australia overcame housing shortages in the past
- Written by Rachel Stevens, Lecturer, Institute for Humanities and Social Sciences, Australian Catholic University
As part of their federal election campaign, the Coalition announced plans to limit the number of international students able to commence study each year to 240,000, “focused on driving […] housing availability and affordability”.
This announcement was criticised as a “fact free zone” by the Property Council.
The...