20 September 2023
Broome Chamber of Commerce CEO Discussing IPA Worker Shortage Research On ABC Kimberley Breakfast – 20 September 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ regional worker shortage research was discussed by the CEO of the Broome Chamber of Commerce on ABC Kimberley Breakfast on 20 September 2023. All media posted onto the IPA website are directly related to the promotion and dissemination of IPA research. Below is a transcript of the interview. Vanessa Mills: New data from the Institute
12 September 2023
New Data: Record Migration To Worsen Housing Crisis
“Australians must brace for even further increases in the cost of housing and rents as the federal government’s record, unplanned migration intake arrives without any plan to build the number of homes needed,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Released today, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics revealed that: “The surge in
4 September 2023
Daniel Wild On International Student Intake Pressure On Rents ABC Illawarra – 4 September 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ Deputy Executive Director, Daniel Wild, joined Nick Rheinberger on ABC Illawarra Mornings to discuss the pressure caused by the federal government’s unplanned, record high international student intake that alone is costing approximately up to $1,040 per household per year. Preliminary IPA research into the relationship between net international student intake and annual rent increases from
4 September 2023
Daniel Wild On Rental Prices And Effect Of International Student Intake ABC FNQ – 4 September 2023
The Institute of Public Affairs’ Deputy Executive Director, Daniel Wild, joined Adam Stephen on ABC Far North Queensland to discuss the pressure caused by the federal government’s unplanned, record high international student intake that alone is costing approximately up to $1,040 per household per year. Preliminary IPA research into the relationship between net international student intake and annual rent increases
4 September 2023
Rents Up $1,000 A Year Due To Unplanned, Record Increase In International Students Intake
“Australians already facing a cost-of-living crisis are set to suffer further as the federal government’s unplanned, record increase in the international student intake drives rents even higher making housing less affordable,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Preliminary IPA research into the relationship between net international student intake and annual rent increases from 2005-2023,
25 August 2023
Saxon Davidson On Australia’s Worker and Housing Shortage Crisis Nine News Perth – 25 August 2023
On 25 August, IPA Research Fellow Saxon Davidson joined Monika Kos on Nine News Perth to discuss the federal government’s latest Intergenerational Report. Below is a transcript of the interview. Monika Kos: Australians are set to live longer in the coming years and decades. The average life expectancy is expected to rise to 87 for men and 89 and a
16 August 2023
National Cabinet A Missed Opportunity For Australians Who Need Housing And Want To Work
“Australians desperately looking to secure housing and to get into work will be bitterly disappointed by the missed opportunity of today’s National Cabinet meeting,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. IPA research, and the federal government’s own figures, show Australia faces a housing shortage of more than 252,000 houses over the next five years
15 August 2023
Worker Shortage And Housing Crisis Key Tests For National Cabinet
“Tomorrow’s National Cabinet meeting is a key opportunity for our nation’s leaders to finally take comprehensive action on Australia’s unprecedented worker and housing shortages, which are holding our nation back,” said Daniel Wild, Deputy Executive Director of the Institute of Public Affairs. Research by the IPA has established the federal government’s unplanned increases to the migration intake will cause a
11 August 2023
Submission To The Inquiry Into The Worsening Rental Crisis In Australia
Dear Committee Secretary, The purpose of this letter is to share research and analysis conducted by the Institute of Public Affairs (“the IPA”) with the Community Affairs References Committee (“the committee”) as it conducts its inquiry into the worsening rental crisis in Australia. Australia’s housing shortage and rental crisis are the result of both supply and demand issues. On the
18 July 2023
Australia’s Housing Shortage – International Student Intake Exacerbating Housing Supply Shortfall In Capital Cities
Research by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) finds that over the six years to 2028, Australia is set to face a net housing supply shortfall of 252,800 units. A key contributor to this housing crisis is the Commonwealth Government’s inability to rein in the influx of migrants subsequent to the lifting of international borders after the COVID -19 pandemic.
