Australia to triple fees on foreigners buying existing homes, penalise them if they leave properties empty
Australia to triple fees on foreigners buying existing homes, penalise them if they leave properties empty
Treasurer Jim Chalmers said ‘there are too many properties empty around Australia’ as tight supply leaves many renters struggling to find somewhere to live.
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Considering that the government is simultaneously boosting migration so that we're granting 200,000 permanent visas every year I don't see this as having any real positive effect. Permanent residents are exempt from this fee.
Edit: adding because I keep getting replies that assume I think I loathe permanent residents. The reason I stated they were exempt is to add context for those unaware. To be clear, and to stop annoying people with shit reading comprehension calling me racist, I think everyone regardless of migration status should be penalised for leaving empty houses.
Permanent residents are basically Australians.
The government should focus on improving existing Australians rather than making new Australians. Boosting migration during a housing crisis is irresponsible. It isn't only permanent visas as well. The government is doing everything it can to increase the amount of people competing for housing in Australia.
Everyone who is leaving a house empty at this time should be penalised. This is just another nonsense move by the government that will have nil effect on the crisis they created.
I can't comment on the wisdom of Australia's latest immigration policies because I don't know enough about Australian politics. I just know that every permanent resident I've met has made the country they live in their home, and denying them the right to own property is scummy.
Perhaps my beef is really with the concept of permanent residency, because it creates a group of people who are literally second-class citizens.
What? Who said anything about denying them the right to a home? I said Australia should grant less permanent visas not strip rights from existing permanent visa holders. I am not sure you fully understand what permanent residency is; it's hardly creating second-class citizens. Permanent residency is a transition towards citizenship or an alternative for those who wish to maintain their other citizenship (for countries that won't allow dual citizenship). People who have never travelled to Australia in their life can be granted permanent residency, it makes no sense for these people to immediately be granted citizenship when they don't even know if they like Australia.
My father was a permanent resident for over 30 years before he became a citizen and I honestly don't think he ever experienced an issue.
Oh what a cliché story.... a first-generation immigrant who hates immigrants. Yeah, I'm sure your dad did things perfectly and you are even more true blue perfecter than him. Get a grip. Immigration improves lives for natural citizens. Look it up. You probably wont because you seem to have made up your mind.
If you got 'I hate immigrants' from the content of my posts then you have shit reading comprehension.
Immigration improves lives for natural citizens. Look it up.
You're the one making this claim, it is your responsibility to back it up, not mine.
Oh I'm sure you love immigrants nominally but you seem to advocate for policy that is harmful to them.
I'm not doing your homework for you. I don't give a shit about you. I don't know who you are, and I'm not gonna waste effort doing research to pull some random stranger out of their hypocritical bias. I'm just letting you know: you have made some beliefs on false info. If you want to stop living your life bitter about immigration, how about you learn about its positive effects? For starters, how about anyone YOU have positively affected, or the people your dad has?
So... you don't want permanent residents who intend to live their entire life in Australia to be able to buy property? Don't you think this is a bit xenophobic?
FFS, does anyone read? I think there should be fewer permanent visas granted, not that permanent residents shouldn't be able to buy a home. You people just want to call someone racist. Not sure if there's a word for that.
Who said anything about denying them the right to a home? I said Australia should grant less permanent visas not strip rights from existing permanent visa holders.