Why your rent keeps going up, a 'devastating' bird flu update + is the AI boom a bubble?
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Renters earning an average wage are now spending more than half their income on housing in every capital city, according to a new report.
So why is rent still going up while house prices cool, and is anything going to change soon?
Also, authorities have confirmed a seal in South Australia has died as a result of the H5 bird flu.
Plus, is artificial intelligence a bubble? We speak to the man who coined the term enshittification, he has some big thoughts about the future of AI.
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00:56 - What's driving the rental crisis
13:12 - H5 bird flu update
17:29 - Why tech is getting worse
Guests:
- Cameron Kusher, property economist, Kusher Consulting
- Cory Doctorow, author and activist
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