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Cost of living: daughter can't buy home her mum did on one income

Original: cost of living

An Australian family's story is putting a face on the housing affordability crisis. The mother bought her first home decades ago on a single income; her daughter, earning alongside a partner, still cannot afford to buy. Readers are sharing it as a stark illustration of how house prices have far outpaced wages across a generation.

Why now: Housing affordability and the cost of living remain top concerns in Australia, and the generational comparison resonates widely.

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