Maria Markovic, 50, sees renewable energy as driving up prices, and wants politicians to “make Australia great again and affordable”.
“We both have steady jobs, but are we living the same way we did a few years ago? Absolutely not,“ said the IT professional, shopping with her husband in Casula.
As with the 2024 U.S. election loss by the Democrats, housing and living costs top voter concerns, according to multiple polls that show a neck-and-neck race.
In the most stark example of how housing pain could determine the election, the YouGov poll predicted the seat of Werriwa, a 45-minute train journey west of Sydney - held by Labor for 90 years - would be lost.
“If somebody has a mortgage, there’s not much left,“ said Bill Regan, 60, who said he sees people queuing for food from charities in Liverpool. “Are people angry enough to make a change? How far does loyalty to the Labor party go?”
“People are very open for change at the moment. It has been hurting,“ Wilson said at a Casula farmers market, where a tray of eggs is cheaper than at the supermarket.
“A lot of people are seeing their chance of grabbing hold of the Great Australian Dream recede into the distance. This is a turning point for a lot of people - they are looking at which party can save that,“ he said.
“People have lost the dream of home ownership and I am going to restore it,“ said Dutton, who plans to introduce a “Lower Immigration and More Homes for Australians Bill” if he wins.
Dutton has matched the health policy, and said if elected prime minister he would lower energy prices, and make petrol cheaper by cutting the fuel excise tax.
Ekwueme looked over a new townhouse in Casula with no yard, constructed under a government build-to-lease policy that seeks to fill a rental housing shortfall by offering tax incentives to property developers.
“I have a full-time job and a part-time job. I am working from Sunday to Sunday around the clock just to make sure I can keep up with this. This is pressure,“ he said.
One in five Casula residents are Muslim, with Australian, English and Lebanese the top three ancestries cited in Census data.
“Growing up, all the communities here would vote more for Labor and I think that is starting to shift because of the decisions they are making about foreign policy,“ said health worker Madula Ayoubi, 29. “People are starting to shift towards the independents.”
A dozen independents in parliament are predicted to emerge as kingmakers in 2025, holding their seats and determining who can form a government, as Dutton and Albanese's fight goes down to the line. ($1=1.5793 Australian dollars)
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