Australia's first homebuyers to settle for smaller houses or units instead of their dream homes.

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Australia's extremely high house prices have made it difficult for first-time home buyers. Here, many people find it difficult to save the initial deposit required to buy a house without the help of parents or others. Despite this difficult situation, some first home buyers have managed buy their first home. Listen to SBS Sinhala podcast for more information.

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ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාව තුල සේවක වැටුප් වැඩි විය යුතු ප්‍රතිශතය ගැන වෘත්තීය සමිති සහ ව්‍යාපාරික ප්‍රජාව මත දෙකක.

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09/04/202403:55

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