Rents, Reforms, and Reality: What is the Next Generation Saying

The dust is settling on the Federal Budget, but for younger Australians, the math simply isn't adding up. While Canberra promises that property tax changes will only lift rents by a minor two dollars a week, everyday renters and first-home hopefuls on the ground are watching the dream of stability slip further away. Is the government underplaying the real-world squeeze, or is help genuinely on the horizon? D'Arcy Richardson joins Brent forThe Young Perspective. We pull apart the viral backlash over capital gains tax reforms—including the flood of AI-generated memes targeting the Prime Minister—and look at what these policies mean for young investors and small business owners. Hit play for a blunt, generation-next reality check on Canberra's priorities.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.