Apartment rents now cost more than half a typical single worker’s take-home pay in all Australian capital cities, report finds

Advocacy group warns of widespread housing stress as rents rise Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Renting a unit in any of Australia’s capital cities now costs a typical single worker most of their take-home pay, spurring advocates to urge Labor to offer renters more protections. New modelling shows someone earning $70,000 – close to the median annual income – would have…