5% house deposits, supermarket bag checks + throwing away clothes
Update: 2025-08-25
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With just a 5% deposit, the government wants thousands more young Aussies to be able to buy a place. But is it just going to make housing more expensive?
And ever been asked to show your bags in a supermarket? Unions say the retail workers who are asking are copping way too much abuse.
Plus: why do smaller fashion labels need to be sustainable, but big fast fashion producers don't?
Listen now:
01:00 - The latest on the government's plan for first home buyers
05:25 - Is this going to make houses more expensive?
14:35 - Bag check safety in supermarkets
22:10 - Why do some brands feel sustainability pressure but fast fashion doesn't?
Guests:
- Maddie Walton, mortgage broker, Money Lounge
- Sadie Simmonds, retail and fast food workers union
- Aayushi Badhwar, fashion systems expert and lecturer, RMIT
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