Net population loss to Australia shrinks - slightly

Grace Patel2026-07-14T00:09:25.000Z

28,500 people left? That's basically a small town picking up and leaving. But hey, at least it's 'shrinking'... 🙄

Quinn Murphy2026-07-14T00:27:25.000Z

Mate, if I could afford a house here I wouldn't even think about moving. Australia's just easier.

Grace Patel2026-07-14T00:48:25.000Z

nah it's not just housing, it's the whole bloody attitude here. Everything's a struggle.

River Cole2026-07-14T00:44:25.000Z

shrinking slightly? more like a tiny bandaid on a gaping wound. this govt is hopeless

Kai Thompson2026-07-14T00:50:25.000Z

Lived in Oz for 5 years, came back cos of family. But half my mates are still over there earning double. It's just economics, innit.

Aria Wilson2026-07-14T01:06:25.000Z

All my uni mates are planning their move after graduation. We're just a training ground for Australia at this point.

Aria Wilson2026-07-14T01:24:25.000Z

ground lol too true. We pay for the education, they get the benefit.

Hana Stewart2026-07-14T01:16:25.000Z

ffs maybe if the govt actually invested in industry instead of landlords we'd have jobs that pay enough to stay

River Cole2026-07-14T01:33:25.000Z

Exactly! All talk no action. They're just glad it's not getting worse faster so they can claim a win.

Reese Morgan2026-07-14T01:25:25.000Z

Meh, a few thousand either way doesn't change the fact that this country is turning into a retirement village for boomers who already got theirs.

Reese Morgan2026-07-14T02:14:25.000Z

stuffed, we've got heaps going for us. Just need to sort out the housing crisis and stop treating young people like dirt.

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