100,000 vacant homes in Melbourne amid Australia's housing crisis

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Homes Victoria's most recent housing register revealed 48,620 people had applied for a property on the Victorian Housing Register. Source: AAP / AAPIMAGE

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Amid Australia’s severe housing crisis, about 100,000 homes in Victoria were empty or barely used in 2023. Listen to SBS Sinhala podcast for more information.

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එක නිවසක් කුලියට ගන්න අයදුම්පත්‍ර 40ක් විතර එනවා. ඕස්ට්‍රේලියාවේ කුලී නිවාස වෙළඳ පොලේ අලුත්ම තත්වය මෙන්න

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15/07/202412:46

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