The rising cost of living and growing housing issues have remained at the forefront of election discussions and for good reason. Nationally rents have risen by 9.7% over this past year (Homelessness Australia 2021). Throughout the pandemic, house prices rose on average by a record 25% (ABS 2021). According to a 2021 survey conducted by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, more than 1 million Australian households are under housing stress (AIHW 2021). Whereby, they