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Cannot be stressed enough how much of a pernicious and destructive force housing policy is in Australia.

I am working class background and my boomer parents have not been as fortunate as some of their peers with housing driven wealth creation. I am lucky enough to own a home. All my siblings will probably never ever own a home.

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I can't imagine ever living in such a place. Sounds like modern-day serfdom and I'd be moving out within a year, don't care where to.

If you require an English-speaking country with with a warm climate, and stable infrastructure, you have barely any other options. Bear in mind foreign languages are not a strongpoint of the Aussie education system.

I agree, it's a tough decision and very few options. Me and my wife have been keeping an eye on it as we need a fallback if South Africa ever has a meltdown.

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