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Claims made by the wider public that international students have contributed to the nation’s worsening housing crisis have been refuted by the Student Accommodation Council, who claim that those from overseas who travel to Australia to study make up just four percent of the entire rental market.
Students carry the can for rental spikes and record low vacancies while alternative causes are overlooked, says accommodation lobby
With international students accounting for only 4% of Australia's rental market, a group representing the country's purpose-built student accommodation sector says the students have been "unfairly blamed" for Australia's rental crisis.
Encouraging families to rent their spare rooms to students tax-free has been raised as an option to relieve housing stress by members of a high-level panel.
Encouraging families to rent their spare rooms to students tax-free has been raised as an option to relieve housing stress by members of a high-level panel.