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Businesses and support services in the NSW electorate of Eden-Monaro say they are struggling to cope with scarce, expensive housing and a shortage of workers.

Mr Chu thinks the worker shortages that will be front of mind for many in the Eden-Monaro's agricultural sector when they head to ballot box this month

Less than an hour away from Murrumbateman, Queanbeyan is a growing regional city where businesses are also crying out for workers.and other capital cities, support providers say high prices and huge demand do not stop at the ACT border. "That's also putting a lot of pressure on people who are on the lower end of incomes because prices are increasing and are pushing out people who are disadvantaged – they're disadvantaged again," she said.

The current member for Eden Monaro, Labor's Kristy McBain, sees the issues of worker shortages and the cost of housing in the electorate as being closely linked. "We want to make sure we not only build more public and social — we need to maintain stock that we currently have," she said. The Coalition has also promised to support tens of thousands of new dwellings across Australia by allowing the National Housing Finance and Investment Corporation to make an additional $2 billion in low-cost loans available to community housing providers.

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I'm sure she's spent her life voting for the political parties of Capital Tax discounts and negative gearing. Sympathy = nil

Here's an idea out of left field Lift how much pensioners can earn before affecting their pensions and you'll add thousands more workers AusPol2022

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