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[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 0 points 1 week ago

yes but the housing crisis is a whole problem in and of itself not related to ai

houses were unaffordable and increasingly unaffordable as you said years before chatgpt3.5 was even released

somehow we have a larger population than ever, more immigrants than ever but still

Mr Crost said Australia needed many more skilled tradespeople — including carpenters, electricians and plumbers — if it was to have any realistic hope of meeting the 1.2 million new homes goal.

"We are currently 83,000 tradies short," he said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-08-06/cotality-says-building-delays-not-approvals-holding-up-housing/105614902

if we can get house prices back down i think we’d in far better nick than we were previously

Post-war Australia posed its own set of challenges such as housing shortages, continued rationing, economic instability and general unrest.

https://www.homestolove.com.au/the-block/1940s-houses-australia-21692/

lol seems like some things never change