Pauline Hanson says the fix to Australia’s housing crisis is easy: Read her three-step solution that she says the majority of Aussies support
- Pauline Hanson has called for migration to be pared back
- One Nation leader says its a solution to the housing crisis
- She claims her party’s stance is supported by most voters
Pauline Hanson has called on the Albanese government to cut back immigration and ban foreign ownership of residential property.
The One Nation leader spoke out on Wednesday and highlighted a recent poll that she says shows the majority of Australians support her policies on immigration, foreign investment and accessing super to fix the housing crisis.
The poll, which questioned 1,138 people, revealed 59 per cent of Australians supported a reduction in immigration until there was ‘sufficient affordable housing’.
About 68 per cent of respondents also backed further restrictions on foreign investment in property, 60 per cent voted for rent freezes and 56 per cent wanted the government to allow people to access their super to buy a house.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson (pictured) says her party’s position on reducing immigration to fix the housing crisis has been supported by most Australians in the latest Essential poll
‘From the Essential poll released yesterday, it’s clear that Australian voters understand that record immigration is impacting housing availability and affordability,’ she said.
‘Since before the last election, I’ve been calling for lower immigration to reduce demand for housing.
‘Our policy also includes banning foreign ownership of residential property – as New Zealand and Canada have done – to increase the supply of housing in Australia.
‘One Nation’s policy also includes allowing Australians to access their Superannuation to buy a home, and the poll backs this with 56 per cent of voters favouring access.’
However, Senator Hanson said her party disagreed with the stance of most voters to freeze rents – a position adopted by the Greens.
The One Nation leader explained that she opposed this as she wanted to ‘incentivise Australians to invest in long-term residential properties, not discourage them’.
‘The Albanese government will ignore voter support for lower immigration,’ she said as she took aim at the Prime Minister.
‘The Prime Minister is hellbent on bringing record numbers of immigrants to Australia, with 715,000 new people coming to Australia this year and the next.’
The poll revealed 59 per cent of Australians supported a reduction in immigration until there was ‘sufficient affordable housing’
Senator Hanson said this marked the ‘biggest two-year population surge in Australian history enabled by Labor when the country is struggling – and failing – to house the people already living here’.
‘The housing and rental crisis is simple economics: too little supply and too high demand. Our policy increases supply and reduces demand,’ she added.
‘It makes sense, and it’s apparent the voters agree.’
Senator Hanson made the same argument back in March when it was originally revealed more than 300,000 migrants were expected to arrive in Australia this year.
She told Daily Mail Australia: ‘Most Australians do not favour high immigration levels and One Nation wants a national plebiscite to be held on the question so the major parties can be unequivocally shown this and put in place immigration policies which reflect what the electorate wants, rather than what big retailers want.’
‘The Treasurer is right on board with the big retailers and other big companies, and is ignoring the electorate – most of us simply do not want a big Australia.’
The Treasury Budget papers forecast a record 400,000 migrants arriving in Australia in 2023-23, followed by another 315,000 in 2023-24.
Australia’s capital city rental vacancy rate is at an ultra tight 1.2 per cent, leading to a 20.7 per cent increase in rents during the past year, SQM Research data showed.
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