In an on-air blunder, NSW Housing Minister Rose Jackson has seemingly revealed she does not know how much her constituents are paying for rent. The topic of rent in the city came up as Jackson was speaking with ABC Radio Sydney host Hamish Macdonald. “What do you reckon is a reasonable price to pay in rent for a two-bedroom flat in Sydney?” Macdonald asked. “Well, I mean it kind of depends where in Sydney,” Jackson said. “I mean, Sydney’s a big city.
Sydney’s rental market is the most expensive in the nation, with changes recently passed through state parliament to protect tenants’ rights such as a long-awaited ban on landlords evicting tenants for no reason. However, advocates say more needs to be done. More than 2,200,000 tenants have been waiting for the overhaul after Labor and the coalition went into the 2023 state election promising to ban no-grounds evictions.