Homes out of reach as wages fail to keep pace | Finance Report | ABC NEWS
The cost of homes has risen far more than the wages people use to pay for them. Whether you look at household income or wages, what’s clear is that since tax changes super charged the market around the year 2000, it’s been getting harder and harder to afford housing.
Meanwhile, the first day of trading on the Australian share market for 2026 saw the All Ordinaries rise by 0.2%.
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