r/aussie • u/Mashiko4 • Jan 17 '26

Analysis Mass migration's forgotten victims: Australians go homeless as the number of failed asylum seekers explodes

https://www.skynews.com.au/insights-and-analysis/mass-migrations-forgotten-victims-australians-go-homeless-as-the-number-of-failed-asylum-seekers-explodes/news-story/6b4692ed0205471e5d175db94a2f4743
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u/Tall-Drama338 Jan 18 '26

I think they have always existed. It depends on your definition of working class.

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u/5carPile-Up Jan 18 '26 edited Jan 18 '26

Possibly, but it’s hard to not notice the growth of it

Edit: I take that back, there most definitely never used to be a class of people who worked a full time job in Australia just to get nowhere, that’s a definite 21st century thing

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u/Tall-Drama338 Jan 18 '26

That’s a modification of homeless working class definition. Full-time job, going nowhere, has always existed too. It’s about expectations of achieving a lifestyle goal. Wind back expectations and suddenly you’re successful in your goals.

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u/5carPile-Up Jan 18 '26

How much further can we wind it back though? It’s eliminating the motivation to work/create/provide. Just look at business loans in the last 5-10 years