For months we’ve been hearing horror stories from the rental market – of landlords jacking up prices by hundreds of dollars, and lines stretching around the block at open inspections. Australia is in a rental crisis, and experts say it could get a lot worse. So in this Squiz Shortcut, we take you through Australia’s rental market, why we’re in a crisis right now, and some ideas being put forward to fix it.

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An interactive chart of changes to Aussie rents over time - SQM Research