‘Ticking time bomb’: Australian living standards in decline amid surge in migration

The Australian’s Media Writer Sophie Elsworth says Australia can’t cope with the rise in migration amid low housing supply. Economist Leith van Onselen told 2GB radio that Australian living standards are in “terminal decline” thanks to rapid immigration. He warned that the surge in migration is another sign that the population numbers are “out of control” as housing construction is “collapsing”. “We’re not building enough houses – we don’t have enough stock to house all these people,” Ms Elsworth told Sky News host Rita Panahi. “This is just a ticking time bomb – Australia cannot cope with this rise in population, rise in migration if we don’t have places for people to put their heads under.”