Climate change, housing, HECS debt reform top of mind for young voters

Climate change, housing, HECS debt reform top of mind for young voters

Australia's 1.4 million first-time voters are getting most of their political news from social media influencers and say climate change, housing, and health reform are key priorities for them.

Op-Ed: Why Housing Is Top Of Mind As A Gen Z Voter

In 1994, at the age of 29, my parents bought their first one-bedroom condo in south Ajax for $89,000.Granted, the landlord they were previously renting it from defaulted on his mortgage and the bank offered to sell it to them off market for cheap. Still, the average price for an open market one-bedroom condo in Ajax that year wouldn't have been much more. Today, a one-bedroom condo in that exact building is currently going for $409,000 — a 359% …