A survey for The Australia Institute found four in five Australians support freezing or capping rents, with 61 per cent backing more government help for renters and only 8 per cent wanting less. Support was highest among Gen Z at 76 per cent and the Silent Generation at 72 per cent, and 93 per cent of the Silent Generation agree governments should spend more building public housing. Realestate.com.au data show median national rents hit a record $675 a week, with renters now paying $1,820 more this year than last. Everybody's Home spokesperson Maiy Azize urged the federal government to work with states and territories on nationally consistent rules limiting rent rises and to build more public and community housing.
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