It is said that Australia is the lucky country and in a way it’s true but that saying is quickly turning sour in the mouths of many Australians. It has been predicted that the rental prices will increase 50% over the next 4 years… 50%! For families already under pressure paying high rents this is a disastrous prediction, how on earth will they cope? They will find themselves squeezing into houses with other families or working two jobs just to make ends meet. The alternative of course is homelessness. I always assumed that homeless people were there by choice, choosing not to work or simply choosing to drop out of society. How wrong I was, now I see how a full time income does not ensure your families security and it is very possible to be a hard working individual yet still end up in the streets or living out of a car. A full time working individual should be fine but if you are a family with a single income you may as well kiss your arse goodbye. I don’t know what the government’s answer to this situation is going to be but it is very clear to me that todays Australia welcomes homelessness!

I read an article today that can only be described as a joke. Not even a funny one at that! Apparently the government is making housing affordable by eliminating mortgage duty by 50%, sounds good right? Let’s just see how much we can save….a loan of $320 000 will land you a whopping saving of $500!!!!! But wait there’s more, if you wait until the year 2009 the government will remove the tax altogether and you will save a massive $1000. (My fridge cost more than that!) Now if we take into consideration the rising house costs and add on another 15% to the cost of a home, that leaves us with about $48 000 extra to pay for a house in 2009. Oh silly me…that’s right I actually save $1000 according to the government. That’s going to be a BIG help isn’t it!!!!!!!!! Get real.